When my daughter turned 13, it honestly felt like somebody had swapped my child overnight. The girl who used to sit on the kitchen bench chatting while I cooked dinner would now…
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Something slightly ridiculous happens when your child turns 14 in Australia. One minute you’re reminding them to brush their teeth for the 2346th time, the next minute Medicare is treating them as…
There’s a lot of debate around the extent to which the manosphere is playing out in young people’s lives and relationships. Some suggest claims about its malevolence are misplaced. Others think just because…
As your child approaches their teenage years, they’ll want more independence, their emotions will run higher and you might see more disagreements in your household. By Simone Hain This is normal. Adolescence…
If you’ve ever found yourself cutting the crusts off a sandwich for a child who can now beat you at Wordle, welcome. You’re in the thick of the tween years, that curious…
There are many, many things teens won’t do. They won’t hang up their towels. They won’t respond to a text that says “where are you?”. They won’t, under any circumstances, admit you…