I adore my kids, but sometimes they cause me great frustration. The have been know to leave their stuff all over the house, whine when asked to do something, fight with each …
Monthly review – allowing space for growth
Having a single goal focused on parenting, has meant I have learnt much about myself as a parent this year. In the middle of this year, I wrote a newsletter titled Under …
Book Review – Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind
Before I review the book, I firstly want to send a big shout out to Seana Smith who recommended the book to me. Seana is a Sydney based blogger and author who …
Managing technology with teenagers – what other families do
I recently shared how we manage technology with the teenagers in our house. I received lots of great feedback from readers on the post, via email and on facebook. I have collated …
Managing technology with teenagers
This post is really looking at how we manage technology with our 15 year old. I have learnt that managing technology with teenagers is so much harder than younger kids for two …
Making it through a bad day
If you subscribe to the Planning With Kids Weekly Newsletter you will have already read this. Each week I endeavour to create new content for the newsletter which only goes out to …
April monthly review – catch them doing the right thing
Each month I review my progress (or lack of!) towards my personal goals for 2014. You can see my full goal list in this post here – Goal Setting For 2014 And …
Kids and technology – FAQ
I love this guest post from Martine of The Modern Parent, she shares many answers to the commonly asked questions by parents in relation to kids and technology. Her approach is not …
Protecting your teen from alcohol advertising
Today’s guest post is by Jane Martin. Jane is the Executive Manager of Alcohol and Obesity Policy at Cancer Council Victoria. She is also the mother of two teenagers. If you are …
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 …
Teenage Christmas Gift Ideas 2013 For Less Than $35 +$100 Highpoint Gift Card Giveaway
This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to kelley @ magnetoboldtoo check your inbox for my email! This post is part of my 10 Week Christmas Planning Series. Click here to read more …
Parenting Tips For Teenagers Vol 8 – Checklists
This is part of my monthly series on Parenting Teenagers. The teenager is currently on a quest to stay up later. He however has been getting up later in the mornings as …
Parenting Tips For Teenagers Vol 4 – Pragmatism and Patience
This is part of my monthly series on Parenting Teenagers. Almost five years ago I wrote a series of posts reviewing the excellent book by Celia Lashlie, Growing gorgeous boys into good …
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 …
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 …