My youngest is starting high school in February, so I thought we’d gather some tips for Year 7 kids from older friends. It actually physically hurts me to write such a ridiculous…
Tag: Wellbeing
Mums, our kids aren’t doing well. 😞 The Beyond Blue statistics on youth mental health are alarming: more than 50% of mental health issues begin before the age of 14; one in…
It’s World Mental Health Day, an important time to reflect on our own mental wellbeing and advocate for the good mental health of others. It got me thinking about mental health versus…
Yesterday a young friend alerted me to a teen ‘support’ group that she belongs to. The group is mostly Aussie girls – a few boys, some kids from other countries, but mostly…
“We learnt about positive and negative emotions at school today,” my 10-year-old told me recently. “Right,” I replied, “and what are negative emotions?” And she listed them off: anger, sadness, guilt, jealousy,…
Are you like me – a discarded parent looking for ideas on how to bond with your teen? Sometimes we can go a full week without so much as a good morning…