Knowing Girls

By Guest Writer, Madonna King I was in Adelaide, giving a talk on my book, Being 14, and as I was leaving a father chased me to my car, asking me how he could reconnect with his daughter and [...]

Guiding and comforting a child as they experience grief is difficult, especially when you are often grieving yourself. Here is what our school has learnt about caring for grieving children.

If you have a child who is starting their final exams in the next couple of weeks, you might be feeling a bit stressed. You have supported your child through their whole school life and now they [...]

Boarding school is a big adjustment for children and their families. How do you best prepare your child so that they thrive?

Drug and alcohol educator Paul Dillon has a very powerful message for parents and three key pieces of advice.

Kids are hard-wired to be negative. We all are. Scientists call it the negativity bias. However, we can overcome this bias and make our lives more positive.

Kids are hard-wired to be negative. We all are. Scientists call it the negativity bias. However, we can overcome this bias and make our lives more positive.

Healthy self-esteem is a powerful protective factor for our kids. What works in creating healthy self-esteem and what doesn't?

Talking about weight gain with your child is extremely difficult. There are competing concerns about health and self-esteem. What do you say?

Anger is a difficult emotion to manage for anybody. Kids in particular really struggle with recognising and regulating their anger. Here are 5 ways you can help.

What makes all-girls education so powerful? Academic results speak for themselves, but what are the other benefits for girls?

Adolescence is a time of huge emotional turmoil. Our kids can feel overwhelmed by their feelings but they don't yet know how to regulate them. This is how you can help.

Teachers were asked, 'What do you want students to achieve by graduation?' You might expect them to say promising career prospects or great results...but you'd be wrong

It may seem that your teenager is always tired. There are very good physiological and developmental reasons for that. Here's how you can help.

Grit is proven to be a great indicator of future success. More so than academic ability. So, how do we develop grit in our kids?

When asked, "What do you want, hope for and demand of the future?" this is what young women at Santa Maria College had to say.

Mindfulness training is scientifically proven to be good for children. Find out more: https://santamaria.wa.edu.au/why-mindfulness-is-awesome/

Managing your child's social media use can be daunting. A good place to start is with a social media contract. Here's one that will open up great discussion

We don't usually talk to kids about friendship. But if we talk to kids about these relationships and set realistic expectations we can save them a lot of pain.

We constantly schedule kids so that they are are never bored. However, boredom is important in the development of a child's curious and creative mind. To explore this topic further, read the [...]