Parents

There is something about raising girls that induces equal parts fear and worry into the minds of even the most relaxed parent. So it is perhaps not too surprising that…

The old adage “boys will be boys” is now widely dismissed as not just an excuse for bad behaviour, but as dangerous, too – not just for girls and women,…

I didn’t get my first period until I was 15 years old. I was the last within my circle of friends, and by then, even my younger sister was a…

I am a passionate believer in the power of gratitude; some of you may have even done my one hour workshop on gratitude with me at your school. Yah! It’s…

Dear Danni, My Mum loves to complain to me (and worse still, to my teens) about how entitled this generation of kids are. How can I convince her she’s wrong;…

Dear Danni, My daughter has Instagram and is obsessed with posting photos of herself. She even takes selfies in the car as I drive her to school. How do I…

Dear Danni, My teenager is obsessed with the idea of becoming a full-time, professional YouTube star. How do I convince her this is ridiculous? I was visiting a primary school…

Dear Danni, I have two teens, a son aged 13 and a daughter aged 14. They are both “Mean Girls” to me. Apparently, everything I do and wear is embarrassing…

My teenage daughter has shut down and is no longer speaking to me. In lockdown this is tough! We’re living through the stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne and my 15…

Author Elizabeth Gilbert woke at 4am last week feeling anxious and frightened (I think we can all relate). To calm herself, she turned to Instagram and shared a story to…

Many adults obsess about wanting to keep the romance with their partners alive, giving flowers and organising special date nights. But what about the bond we parents have with our…

Parents, please do not tell your child they are fat. I recently had a mother tell me she wanted to buy my book on parenting girls as she suspected she…

Dear readers, it’s time to talk. Because as much as I value the written word, I fear that we are craving voices. I recently joined a friend to listen to…

Kindness isn’t the cure for complex issues like bullying. If we’re serious about stamping out bullying, we need to stop thinking in trite slogans.

Here’s what our kids really need us to be equipping them with so that they can manage this journey successfully.

Learning to be content in your own company is a vital life skill.Let’s not deprive our kids from the opportunity to develop it.

Worried that your little girl is 10, going on 15? You’re not alone. When I first started working in schools with young women to give them the skills they need…

Mental health issues are taking a terrible toll on our teens. It’s time we also acknowledged the damaging ripple effect may be having on their peers too.

After working alongside hundreds of teachers in a variety of schools, here’s what I will tell my son about the profession…

There’s a conversation we need to have with our sons — and it’s not about porn, or gaming.

Apart from the very real pain we all feel when a bond ends, there are unique circumstances surrounding teen break ups that often further complicate things.

How committed are we really to acknowledge just how complex this issue is, and to implement multifaceted programs to tackle ongoing aggression?

We celebrate various types of courage on our screens, yet in real life we also need to acknowledge that bravery badges can be earned in a myriad of ways.

We seem to suffer from a collective amnesia about what we were like ourselves at this age.