The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that starts on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs…
The time for token gestures and endless discussions about the physical, emotional psychological and financial costs of violence against women has long passed. We need to walk the talk.
Reports of improper teacher-student relationships are on the rise. Earlier this month, in a Daily Telegraph exclusive it was revealed that sexual misconduct incidents have increased by two thirds in…
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…
After working alongside hundreds of teachers in a variety of schools, here’s what I will tell my son about the profession…
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?
Just what advice on starting university would one be so bold as to offer the youngest ever Nobel Laureate?
We seem to suffer from a collective amnesia about what we were like ourselves at this age.
This week the HSC exams finished for another year and, as an educator and the parent of a teenage girl who sat her last test on Monday, I can’t help…
Tears don’t mean men are weak; it shows they have a heart.
Further to last week’s post on an alarming new type of lewd cyber scavenger hunt, I thought I’d share this Opinion piece by author, columnist, journalist, semi-retired academic and social…
The following post was the lead Opinion piece in the Daily Telegraph 30/0/16. In it, I discuss a game teens in the Newcastle area are playing. It may shock you.…
This post was originally published by The Daily Telegraph 16/7/16 and online at RendezView. Since when have the final years of school transformed into a blood sport, apropos The Hunger…
It’s the deceptively unhelpful piece of advice that every well-intentioned adult has at one point issued to a child: “You should be friends with everybody!” Admit it — who among…
The following post was first published in the Daily Telegraph newspaper, and online at RendezView, 26/12/15. Is it any wonder that after overeating, overspending and feeling over the in-laws, so…
The following post was originally published by RendezView 15/10/15. Like most Australians, every time I hear news reports about yet another woman who has died at the hands of her…
The following article was originally published on News Corp’s popular online opinion site, RendezView. Holy Boycotts, Batman! Just when you thought it was safe to send your little one off…
I’ve had the opportunity to contribute to, and write, some really interesting pieces for various media outlets this week. I want to share the highlights with you here. The always-wise…
This week I am hoping you’ll indulge me and allow me to share two projects I have been working on behind the scenes that have both just been launched. As…
I often find myself frustrated by much of the dialogue that surrounds teen girls as it can in fact be very damaging. Sadly, those that use these assumptions and stereotypes…
Back in 2008 I shared the excellent GirlGuiding UK report on Teenage Mental Health: Guiding The Way. This week I want to share some of the findings of this organisation’s…
