What is artificial connection, and how is it impacting our kids' development?

Our teens have become the loneliest group in Australia. Why and what can we do about it?

Why is a positive relationship with your child’s school essential? 7 ways to build that relationship.

Teenagers consistently make these three mistakes. Here's how you can guide and support your kids.

Failure hurts. So how do we teach kids to persist after they fail?

This approach to helping kids manage their anxiety works, and it won't cost a cent.

Many teens behave well at school but not at home. It may have a lot to do with us!

Leaving a friendship group requires skill. Here are some tips for when and how it should happen.

Kids face daily choices: to stand up for themselves and others or blend in. Here’s how to encourage bravery, kindness, and service.

Are the battles you are having in your home worthwhile? Here are 6 battles we believe are worth having.

Moments of awe have a powerful impact on how our kids feel and behave. Here's how to help them find more of these wondrous moments.

Your children's sibling relationships will help determine the way they face the future. Help ensure those relationships are warm & strong.

Take these steps to support your child when they are anxious about presentations, exams, and other challenges at school and in the world.

Art education fosters happiness, hope, and healing... and so much more.

Self-care is critical to our kids' mental health and wellbeing. What is involved might surprise you.

Psychologists share 8 messages that could change the way we relate to our teenagers.

Seven lessons in empathy for every child and teen.

A child's inner critic can be very powerful and sometimes debilitating. How can parents and teachers help?

How many days away from school is too many? What are those days costing our kids?

Teach kids these quick tips for achieving healthy happiness that lasts.

Practical and proactive advice for parents on the issue of vaping. We also address how to respond if your child is already vaping.

If schools made these changes, young people would be better equipped for post-school life.

The social hierarchy of high school can be brutal. What drives it and how can we help our kids evolve beyond it?

Our teens' ability to manage challenges and thrive in life depends on who we are for them, not what we do for them. Who do we need to be?

Music education has the proven ability to improve our children's brains and the quality of their lives.

When children are drowning in their big emotions we often rescue them, but that stunts emotional growth. Here's what you can do instead.

How do we develop a sense of hope in our children after years of crisis and disruption?

Healthy friendships will help sustain our kids for life, so it is important we teach these friendship skills.

As we begin the school year, Covid is providing new, more difficult challenges. How are our kids feeling and how can we help?

In adolescence, the connection between a parent and child is more difficult. Here are 10 strategies for maintaining and building connection.

Effectively welcoming young people into adulthood requires us to change our perspective and then to plan rites of passage

In order to manage the inevitable ups and downs of life, our kids need a toolkit of skills and protective factors they can draw upon.

Seven lessons our kids need for healthy friendships at school.

Emotional intelligence is an area of kids' development that parents and schools can actively support with a few conscious changes.

Sleep is too important to compromise, so parents must ensure they take responsibility for setting and enforcing bedtimes for teenagers.

Parents can help their children reduce exam stress by changing their approach and focus. Here are 6 important factors to consider.

We want our kids to show integrity, but how do we develop that voice inside that leads them to be their best selves?

COVID-19 has given us a great opportunity to role-model and teach compassion. 5 strategies to help parents keep building that compassion

What is the common characteristic of students who enjoy school and thrive in their learning?

Family holidays are important. They are a time to restore our balance and build heart.

When we set boundaries for kids, we teach them how to set physically and emotionally safe boundaries in their own lives.

A good school is a conversation school. It fosters trust and trust allows for courageous, innovative and powerful education.

Teaching children to experience and value all of their emotions will help them travel more gently through life.

Research shows fathers have a powerful impact on their daughter's education and career prospects. Yet, some are still not becoming involved.

In a culture committed to judgement, how do we teach children to give one another space to be themselves?

Pushing children to grow up too quickly has severe consequences for their development. Why do we do it and how can we stop?

Friendship problems are very difficult for parents to navigate. This approach will ensure your child is empowered and learns life skills.

Persistence is that 'stickability' we all need in order to learn and grow. How do we teach that to our children? 7 tips for parents.

Helping your child to develop their emotional skills is a long and often difficult process. Here are 10 tips that will make a difference.