Blog Tag: teens

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Teenage brains are under siege but there are three ways parents can connect

Maggie wrote an analysis piece for the ABC’s news and analysis division on why we ...

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Top Tips for Caring Communication with Teens

The task of ‘lighthouses’ is to help young people find their unique strengths and weaknesses, ...

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Why emotional turmoil in adolescence is normal

I care deeply about young people and have done since I too was a moody, ...

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Talking to Teens about Alcohol and Other Drugs

Before the digital world came flooding through our schools and homes, adults were the bringers ...

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Why we need to teach our teens how to handle stress

Stress is something we, as adults, are all too familiar with.   For teens though, because ...

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Beware the teen tipping point

Helping our teens to cope, conquer and shine Technically adolescence starts well before the age ...

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Best-ever communication tips around teens

After teaching, counselling and living with teens for 40 years, I have worked out some ...

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Help! We found marijuana in our son’s room

Maggie runs Q&A sessions for members of her online course community. In this session for ...

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Raising Awesome Teens in a Chaotic, Sexualised World

with an afterword by Steve Biddulph The story in the media this week about the ...

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Adolescent Life Skills – FREE Download

What skills do adolescents need in their kit bag for life when they venture into ...

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Teaching with the teen brain in mind

Over the past 15 years there has been a massive outpouring of research that explores ...