Knowing Girls

Why do some very bright children fail to be successful students? A good brain alone is not enough to achieve academic success. Here are 10 characteristics of successful students

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What should you do when your child divulges to you that one of their friends is using drugs or alcohol? Paul Dillon provides invaluable advice.

The way our tweens and teens are using their phones is evolving. What has changed and what might surprise you?

What are the right questions to ask kids in guiding them towards finding a group of friends who will make them feel relaxed and their best selves?

Santa Maria College's Research Officer, Linda Stade and Pyschologist, Jane Carmignani took part in a discussion about kids' friendships on ABC radio this week. Listen here.

Research shows surrounding adolescents with books can add the equivalent of years to their literacy, numeracy and ICT skills.

The transition from primary to high school can be daunting for children. What can we do to make sure they are prepared and the transition is easy?

Confidence and competence are not the same thing. How do we teach our girls to trust their abilities and persevere in the male-dominated technology sector.

We usually think of role models as people who are perfectly behaved and have achieved excellence. Maybe, what our kids need more are role models who fail and then recover.

Research shows that by age 6 girls believe that men can be very very smart but women can't. Why? And what can we do about it?

133 1 134Shares 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 [...]

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.

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.