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Struggling with bad behavior? Stop controlling

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Whether your child is at boarding school or closer to home, it’s all too easy to end up trying to control kids to keep them safe. Dr Justin Coulson suggests there’s a better way…. We all want our children to grow up making intelligent and sensible decisions, but that’s easier said than done. Teens are…

To My Teenager – My how You’ve Changed

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It’s very common to see a friend and think, my goodness, I haven’t seen you in so long, how you’ve changed. It’s harder when it’s your own flesh and blood and they are in their teens and they arrive home from boarding school. When we say farewell to our children at the beginning of term,…

Introducing Justin Coulson as our 2015 Guest Speaker

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Dr Justin Coulson is a positive psychology researcher, author, and speaker. He is the founder of The Real Men Project, an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong, and a Senior Associate at the Positive Psychology Institute. Dr Coulson earned a first class honours degree in Psychological Science from the University of QLD, before completing…

Empty nest syndrome

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Empty nest syndrome is usually associated with families whose children leave home to gain independence, attend university or get married. But for some parents of boarders, there is a sense of loss when the youngest child goes off to boarding school. This time of year is typical for feeling that sense of sadness and loss…

What to pack in care packages

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Before long, parents will be packing up their children to return to boarding school after the winter holidays. So what else goes into their bags to help them settle back in after the winter break? Ugg boots and a warm doona are the top of many boarders’ lists of must-pack items. Others stock up on…

One size doesn’t fit all

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When choosing the right school, it’s not like buying clothes – one sizes doesn’t necessarily fit all and you can’t take a few home and return the ones that don’t fit. A parent at one of our exhibiting schools told us this week about how well her son had settled in at his new school….

Don’t forget about the parents’ needs

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We have spoken to lots of parents recently about the issues they consider when choosing a boarding school to meet the needs of their family. While the Boarding Expo team advises parents to start by thinking about all the aspects of the school experience and consider what is important to their child – whether his…

How do you get through to teens?

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One of the mums on our Boarding Schools Expo team is having trouble communicating with her teenage son. She’s fallen into the trap of lecturing and, while she knows he wants to hear less of her voice, that’s not how she’s wired. When their son returned home from school camp recently, she took her husband’s…

When organised sport isn’t enough

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Today was National Walk Safely to School Day. This coincided with the release of the Active Healthy Kids Australia report card, which reproted that more than 80% of Aussie kids aren’t getting enough exercise. The broad message of the report was “Sport isn’t enough”. Less than 20% of our 5-17 year olds do the recommended…