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You Know Empathy Is Important, But How Can You Teach It?

How to Respond to Your Child’s Friendship Problems

What You Need To Know About Girls and Their Frenemies

This Is Why Our Kids Are So Anxious

The 10 Emotional Skills Every Teen Needs To Be Taught

First Job, Second Education: Why Your Teenager Needs A Job

5 Powerful Ways to Build Resilience in Kids

Build a strong emotional launchpad and kids will fly

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What Is The Question That Will Help Kids Find Healthy Friendships?

Jun 5, 2021 | Favourites, Friendship, Parenting, Relationships

Inside: Choosing healthy, positive friendships is one of the skills we learn growing up. To help...

Parenting Through Your Child’s Friendship Issues

May 26, 2021 | Friendship, Relationships |
The Wonderful Power Of Celebration

May 15, 2021 | Parenting, Relationships |
Do you want to help shut down social problems at school?

Apr 13, 2021 | Friendship, Parenting, Relationships |
Talking to Kids About Healthy Friendships (with useful download)

Nov 17, 2020 | Friendship, Parenting, Relationships

TikTok and your child’s brain

Jun 14, 2021 | Learning, Technology, Wellbeing |

TikTok came of age during COVID-19. Previously the domain of the very young and cool, the virus...

So, You Think You Understand Kids On Social Media?

Jan 30, 2021 | Parenting, Technology |
What To Do In The Holidays: 100+ Ways to Get Your Teenager Off The Couch

Jan 11, 2021 | Health, Sport & Recreation, Technology |
Where Do Millennials Get Their News? It’s Not Where You Think!

Oct 27, 2020 | Learning, Technology |
5 Positives Coronavirus Has Given Us

Mar 14, 2020 | Health, Learning, Relationships, Technology |

ATAR is Dying and That’s Okay

Jul 21, 2021 | Learning, Schools

There have long been problems with ATAR, but now the statistics are leading us to ask…Does...

What Makes The Biggest Difference In Your Child’s Education?

Jun 18, 2021 | Learning, Parenting, Schools |
TikTok and your child’s brain

Jun 14, 2021 | Learning, Technology, Wellbeing |
Growing Brave Kids In A Fearful World

Apr 2, 2021 | Learning, Mental Health, Sport & Recreation, Wellbeing |
How to Choose a High School for Your Child

Mar 28, 2021 | Learning, Schools |

Growing Brave Kids In A Fearful World

Apr 2, 2021 | Learning, Mental Health, Sport & Recreation, Wellbeing |

It’s important that we grow brave children. We want kids who are happy to take considered risks...

Good stress vs bad stress: What we need to know when supporting kids

Feb 12, 2021 | Learning, Mental Health |
The A-Z of Positive Mental Health

Dec 6, 2020 | Favourites, Mental Health |
When Should Parents Step Back?

Sep 22, 2020 | Mental Health, Parenting |
Kindness Rocks…Literally!

Aug 25, 2020 | Mental Health, Wellbeing |

Build a strong emotional launchpad and kids will fly

Jul 26, 2021 | Parenting, Wellbeing |

Promoting emotional growth in our kids is an ongoing and sometimes difficult process. Here are 10...

Why does my teenager care so much about what other people think?

Jun 20, 2021 | Parenting, Wellbeing |
What Makes The Biggest Difference In Your Child’s Education?

Jun 18, 2021 | Learning, Parenting, Schools |
What Is The Question That Will Help Kids Find Healthy Friendships?

Jun 5, 2021 | Favourites, Friendship, Parenting, Relationships
The Wonderful Power Of Celebration

May 15, 2021 | Parenting, Relationships |

5 Myths About Boarding School

Mar 28, 2021 | Boarding |

Back in the day, parents used to threaten children with being sent to boarding school if they were...

5 Things you didn’t know about boarding school

Nov 18, 2020 | Boarding |
Homesickness and Boarding School

Nov 18, 2020 | Boarding |
Kids From The Bush Thriving In The City

Jun 3, 2020 | Boarding, Parenting |
Beautiful Boarders: The Huge Value They Add To A School

May 21, 2020 | Boarding |

What You Need to Know About Praise and Positive Self-esteem

by Linda Stade | Blog, Mental Health, Parenting, Wellbeing |

Positive self-esteem is seen as a cure-all for social problems. We believe that if we give kids...

10 Characteristics of a Good Student

by Linda Stade | Learning, Schools |

Inside: What are the characteristics of a good student? Here are 10 traits and habits that...

Early Adolescents: What’s Going On In Their Heads?

by Linda Stade | Mental Health, Parenting, Relationships, Wellbeing |

I love working with early adolescents; there’s never a dull moment. They can be incredibly...

Your Teen Needs Connection With You. Full Stop.

by Linda Stade | Favourites, Parenting, Relationships, Wellbeing |

The parent-teen connection can sometimes be more fragile than in early childhood. Why does it...

5 Friendship Lessons That Will Save Your Kids A Lot Of Grief (With Great Download)

by Linda Stade | Friendship, Relationships |

Inside: 5 friendship lessons for children and a great free downloadable worksheet for teachers and...

What You Really Should Know About Teenagers And Sleep

by Linda Stade | Health, Parenting |

If parents understood more about teenagers and sleep, we could help our kids be more physically...

Linda Stade is an education writer, speaker, and consultant in Western Australia. She works with parents and teachers to help grow happy, healthy kids who thrive on learning. Linda has enjoyed 30 years in schools and working with young people.

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