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Tricky Friendship Days: Let’s Not Dial Down The Drama

https://vimeo.com/704374089 If your tween is experiencing powerful tears or shattering disappointments after tricky friendship days, know that you are not alone. Relatively small issues like not being invited to a party or overhearing a mean comment can arouse big,...

The Night Before School Camp: Five Tips for Worried Tweens

About 25 year ago I was an upper primary classroom teacher. I can remember being entrusted with the hearts and concerns of about sixty tweens when we went on school camp each year. One particular year we ended up returning from camp early because of endless rain. We...

Practical Resources for Those Affected by Youth Suicide

This week has been brutal for Brisbane. We have lost 3 tweens/teens to suicide and 1 mother. In response, this is a special blog offering a range of resources to support parents across our nation (and beyond) who are living and working with tweens and teens who are...

A Tribe Mentality: The Only Answer to Youth Suicide

Warning: This blog post discusses youth suicide. This week has been brutal for Brisbane. We have lost 3 tweens/teens to suicide. I’ve been flooded with emails with people expressing grief and asking how they can be part of the solution. While I’m answering Brisbane...

Teenage Girls: A special podcast episode with Maggie Dent

Teenage girls — it can be a tricky time when you're not sure if your daughter likes or loathes you. But here's the thing, she needs you now more than ever. Maggie Dent talks with educator and parenting author Michelle Mitchell about what girls most need from their...

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