The Teen Age
Soft Skills?
Our family recently stumbled upon a television series called ‘Humans’. I am not normally a sci-fi fan, but this has ...
Master those transferable skills
The world is changing more quickly than ever before, as the acquisition of knowledge and the evolution of technology speeds ...
Teen DIY fire pit
Teens have finally reached the age where darkness is more fun than scary. Add a fire pit, and you have ...
We need to talk about suicide
Time to do some heavy lifting, parents. Time to open up a conversation none of us want to have: We ...
Is NCEA putting too much stress on our teens?
For several years, I have been worried that schools have become Institutions of Measurement rather than Institutions of Learning. NCEA ...
Step Up – Seize the Day!
Opportunities are more often taken than they are given. Even though it seems like some people get all the lucky ...
Hate the Teacher = Hate the Subject?
Triage It’s human nature to want to spend time with people we like, and to hate any occasion we are ...
Build a strong bond with your teen
Many parents are so confused by the change in their offspring from the friendly, happy, easy-going child to the moody, ...
What is the right age to start dating?
What is the right age to start dating? I posed this question to my own teenage daughter. I expected something ...
How much time are your teens spending on social media?
These days our teens are so attached to their phones and it’s difficult to know just how much time they’ve ...
Manopause: Unrelenting pressure from all sides!
Recently I’ve been trying to work out why sleep is my new bank balance (there’s never enough in there), why ...
What’s appropriate for teens to watch on TV?
Like many parents, teenagers are becoming more and more attached to their favourite TV series thanks to the influence of ...