There is a high likelihood your teen will be exposed to drugs and alcohol in their high school years. There is a good chance that they will try these. Why? It’s available, they’re risk-takers, they feel alienated, their friends, or those they idolise are doing it. Confronting?!? As a mum, who formerly worked in the…
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Building confidence, takes baby steps
The seriously impressive Megan Dalla-Carmina, a strategist, coach, writer, speaker and researcher, penned a timeless article titled “The truth about becoming more confident”. In her words, building confidence takes babysteps. Like purpose, confidence does not strike us all at once and from that moment on we conquer the world. No, confidence and for that matter…
When your teen turns into the silent type
Teenage years means an appropriation of space – emotional, intellectual and physically – from an adult. Whilst parents of boarders have accepted (but may not have overcome) the physical separation, it is often the emotional and intellectual separation that can be the hardest to manage. As a sister of a younger brother, with a very…
Keeping your children cyber safe
Protecting our children comes naturally as a parent, what doesn’t come as naturally is protecting them online. Knowing about potential risks and how to deal with them is the best protection to managing online risks and consequences. Bullying is a timeless issue that continues to morph into new forms. Today, we talk about it; communities…
Toughening Up Children with Kindness
Some children are more sensitive than others, which can contribute to their feelings of self worth as they struggle to shrug off negative feelings, or painful barbs directed at them. Many people will say they need toughening up. But do they? International best-selling, award-winning author and speaker L.R Knost says, “It’s not our job to…
Book Review – Mastering Your Mean Girl – Melissa Ambrosini
I’m too tall, not smart enough, too quiet, too loud (yep, at the same time), a corporate banker moonlighting as a yoga teacher & wellness coach, and just, well different from my family and friends. For a while there, the voices inside my head dictated whom I hung out with, what activities I became involved…
The Ultimate Packing List for Boarding School
Are we breeding an entitled, spoiled generation?
Entitled and spoiled are two adjectives thrown around a lot about this generation of teenagers and young adults. This often comes from smothering your children with love and kindness, without setting boundaries. We often hear about this when parents think they can be best friends with their children and fail to set any boundaries or…
