As I mentioned in a recent post, 2014 holds lots of new things for our family with regards to school. Our youngest is starting school, our daughter in year five is changing …
Parenting Teenagers – End Of Year Wrap
This is part of my monthly series on Parenting Teenagers. 2013 has provided a very big learning curve for me as a parent. I had heard that Year 9 was a challenging year …
Parenting Teenagers Vol 9 – Active Studying Strategies For Teenagers
This is part of my monthly series on Parenting Teenagers. Our almost 15 year old commences year nine end of year exams on Monday. At the school he attends they have exams …
Parenting Tips For Teenagers – Vol 2
“It’s not you, it’s me.” A fairly well known phrase, generally for relationship break ups, but this post about parenting teenagers, take this very philosophy. In my first post on parenting teenagers, I …
Lunch Box Egg and Bacon Muffins
As your kids get older you realise that you cannot control as many things as you once did. I have had an ethical and nutritional objection to a number of fast food …
Parenting Tips For Teenagers – Vol 1
I often say to friends and other parents that I meet, that I feel I am back in parenting 101 with my first teenager now. I didn’t for one minute think I …
Managing Technology With Kids
I received a number of comments and emails about how I limit technology with our kids after last week’s post on managing homework. I had this post listed in my plan already, …
Homework Help – Managing It With Multiple Kids
I have written previously about helping kids with homework on the blog: 10 Homework Tips For Parents Homework Area Managing Homework With Little Children About But like most things in family life, …
The Dark Knight Rises at IMAX
Today’s post is by my 13 year old son, who had the “best time ever” going to see the Premiere of The Dark Knight Rises at IMAX. ********** In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark …
Talking To Boys
This post on Talking To Boys is part of my 21 Challenge. I am taking The 21 Challenge to raise money to support homeless and at-risk young people in Australia. There are …
What if…..?
This post What if…..? is part of my 21 Challenge. I am taking The 21 Challenge to raise money to support homeless and at-risk young people in Australia. There are more than …
TEEL Essay Structure
This post on the Teel Essay Structure is part of my 21 Challenge. I am taking The 21 Challenge to raise money to support homeless and at-risk young people in Australia. There …
8 Things We Should Know About Parenting With Technology
I have had the pleasure of meeting Martine in real life on a number of occasions. She is an inspiring person to be around and I love that her knowledge comes from …
Teaching Study Skills
At the start of June our 13 year old will sit his second round of mid year exams (he is in year 8). His study skills have improved since his first go …
10 Things I Have Learnt About Year 7 And Year 7 Boys This Year
Our son started secondary school this year, which in Victoria starts at year 7. This year has seen as big of a learning curve for me, as it has been for my …
10 Strategies For Our Soon To Be Teen
A little while ago Nathalie from Easy Peasy Kids lent me the book The Blessing Of A Skinned Knee: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. It is …
Talking To Children About Sex
Today’s guest post is from Mary Flo Ridley. Since 1986, Mary Flo Ridley has encouraged and equipped parents of young children to be successful in the daunting task of starting a conversation …
Teens and Social Media
{If you are reading this via email you may need to click through to see the actual video of Tagged.} Tagged is a relatively long You Tube video at just over 18 …