adolescence

What Bothers You About Me?

April 22, 2010

Image by trekkyandy This was the question that I asked my 11 year old a couple of months ago. What bothers you about me? It was a confronting thing to do and it wasn’t a question that I wanted him to answer lightly. I asked him to think hard about this question and write down [...]

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The Bridge Of Adolescence

April 15, 2010

In August 2008 I posted a series of discussions on He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men by Celia Lashlie. In part 2 of my discussion, I noted the stage that Lashlie described as “The Bridge Of Adolescence”. “The Bridge of Adolescence” starts from around 11 and continues to 18. As parents we [...]

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What Can Happen To Adolescent Boys

April 4, 2009

I love a bit of multi-tasking, so at the gym on Monday night I took my headphones, plugged them into the cross trainer and tuned in to a favourite show of mine – Australian Story. I was then a bit disappointed to see that it was on Nick D’Arcy. My initial thoughts were that this [...]

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What To Expect When You Are Expecting An Adolescent

June 20, 2008

This was the title of a talk that I went to Thursday evening at my children’s school. It was presented by Associate Professor Nicholas Allen from University of Melbourne. He is a clinical psychologist working in the Faculty of Medicine. I am four or so years of expecting my first adolescent, but I found his [...]