43 1 44Shares 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 [...]
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.
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.
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
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 [...]
