Dysregulated & Dangerous
Dear Dr Justin, I have a friend who has a troubled son that she has struggled to manage all of his life. He’s 16. One…
Dear Dr Justin, I have a friend who has a troubled son that she has struggled to manage all of his life. He’s 16. One…
Comparison. Competition. The perpetual feeling that “I’m not enough”. Something is happening to many of our kids. It’s happening at a level we haven’t seen…
Your Grade 12 school-leaver might be hassling you right now. Schoolies Week is coming up later this year. Bookings need to be made. Commitments need…
We received the following message from a struggling mum, Kate: Hi Justin & Kylie, We have a capable and strong 16-year-old boy. He helps people…
Dear Dr. Justin, I recently hosted a birthday party for my 13-year-old stepdaughter in my home. She invited three friends. It became apparent to me…
Predatory behaviour is everywhere online. Social media and gaming platforms – the most popular places for our kids to be – are the most common…
Children have a highly attuned “fairness” antenna. They keep track. They know the score. And when it comes to privileges that others have but they…
My week has been a cocktail of Taylor Swift music, massive tears from teenage daughters, friendship bracelets, and emotional conversations with said daughters who are…
One of the hardest things about raising teens is that we know what the answers are. We know that if they just change their “stinking…
Written by Michelle Mitchell 567 tweens participated in my 2020 anonymous survey, and chose to answer the optional question, what is one thing you wished…
Take yourself back to your first relationship. The absolute high. That feeling of walking on air, of being unable to focus on anything else. Counting…
Today it is common knowledge that teenage brains are neurologically immature. Essentially everyone recognises and accepts that the teen brain is “under construction”, “lacks brakes”,…
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…
Do you remember how sex-obsessed you were as a teen? Or your friends? Even if you weren’t doing it , chances are you were talking…
‘Get up!’ ‘Hurry up! It’s time to go.’ ‘Do your homework now. You should have done it already!’ ‘You will study tonight.’ Nobody likes to be told…
Last Saturday night (only 36 hours before all restaurants and cafes were closed by the government) my 17-year-old daughter grabbed the car keys, called out…
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