Tag: tween

10 things you need to stop doing for your tweens

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…

Raising independent humans who can actually do stuff

Sadly, independence doesn’t show up on a our kids’ doorstep like a package we ordered on Amazon. Instead, independent humans are built little by little, in all the tiny daily moments we…

50 more jokes for tweens that are worth groaning over

I admit I was groaning while putting together this new batch of jokes for tweens. I find “kid jokes” completely cringey and yet… somehow irresistible. And it seems we just can’t get…

Social media ban for under 16s - how to prepare

5 ways to prepare under-16s for the 10 December social media ban

On 10 December, world-first legislation will ban Australian under-16s from certain social media platforms. By Micah Boerma and Daniel You Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off…

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