What’s Your Parenting Style?
There’s a phrase I hear a lot. It’s usually some variation on the following: There’s no one right way to parent. In the past I’ve…
Category: Articles
7 Tips for Raising Girls
A short while ago my new book about teenage girls, Miss-Connection, was released. The book appeared on some bestseller lists around the country. Since then, I’ve…
3 Strategies for Inoculating Girls Against Stress
It is generally well accepted that females experience greater levels of depression and anxiety than males. This is true, not only during adulthood, but also…
Little Wins…
Here’s a quick quiz for you Think about the children you raise, the students you teach, or the employees you oversee. If you want them…
Attitude Is Everything
When my youngest daughter was around 18 months old we shared an experience that taught me a valuable lesson about how our attitude is everything.…
What Legacy Are You Building?
Pause and think, for just a moment, of the most excellent person you have ever met… What made them so “excellent”? Is it possible to…
High-Performance Habits
“I need a volunteer!” is always a statement that guarantees most people will suddenly stare at their shoes or the ceiling. But when I add…
The Batman Effect
It’s provocative, and I know some people won’t like what I’m about to say, but I’m going to say it: …Mindfulness doesn’t work for everyone.…
Cultivation Of Character
A brave mum raises her hand to ask me a question. There are close to 400 parents in the packed auditorium. The topic was teens…
The Spanking Debate: Changing Minds Takes a Generation
Smacking is one of those topics in parenting that never really goes away. It’s always in the headlines or creating some kind of provocation on…
3 Simple Strategies to Supercharge Your Attitude
I don’t like to deal with absolutes… always, never, everything, nothing. After all, I’m a research scientist. For people like me, I prefer statements like…
Why Advice About Alcohol Falls on Deaf Teen Ears (and What You Can Do About It)
In late 2019, shortly before COVID-19 began to do its damage, I was in a coastal NSW high school talking to students in Grades 9…
3 Simple Tips for Managing Screen Time for the Whole Family
IMPORTANT EDIT: We know our kids need to be more active, and screens are undoubtedly a major contributing factor. But have you considered that the…
My 7 yr-old Only Eats Chips
Dealing with a fussy eater can be a challenge. Poor eating habits in middle childhood and the tween years tend to be long-lasting. We need…
Social Skills Are The Secret To Stronger Emotional Immunity
This blog is in partnership and sponsored by Nutricia. Social skills are a critically important component of strengthening our children’s emotional immunity to life’s big challenges,…
My Annual Review: 2020 Edition
For the past two years I’ve written a behind-the-scenes, take-a-peek-under-the-hood kind of annual review so you can see what it is like to be both…