Food for Thought

Be a role model to your children and challenge yourself to make mistakes! Face difficult activities head on, experience setbacks, learn from failures and try again. By recognising and challenging the ever-present messages we and our children receive...

Health is not just a science, but an ongoing creative adventure that often takes some interesting twists and turns. The Institute for the Psychology of Eating has 10 tips for staying healthy that can help us feel happier, healthier and more in tune...

Wanting more privacy and time alone doesn’t necessarily mean your child has something to hide. Secrecy goes along with the development of independence – it’s a natural part of adolescence. Parents often wonder how much privacy their children need...

Following on from Mr David Druery’s article above, the latest SchoolTV Special Report is an important resource for parents and caregivers. Raising children can bring parents and caregivers great joy, despite many learning ‘on the job’ and growing...

Being able to ‘go with the flow’ and be flexible in your thinking is a necessary skill for dealing with life’s inevitable changes. This is a trait that helps us adjust more easily to new circumstances, challenges and situations as they arise...

Do your children sometimes stress you out? Do they know how to ‘push your buttons’ and draw you into an argument? If so, you're not alone! While parenting has its rewards and joys, it can also be challenging. Many parents wish they could have less...

Surveyed teens report fearing their friends were having more rewarding experiences than them (54%), being worried when they find out their friends are having fun without them (60%) and being bothered when they miss out on a planned get together (63...

Resilience is the ability to ‘bounce back’ when faced with adversity. It’s about ‘bungy jumping’ through life. When the inevitable pitfalls and setbacks of life occur, it is as if you have an elasticised rope around your middle that helps you to...

Children and teens will experience events during their lives that will affect them emotionally and physically. How they react to these events depends on their age, personality and past experiences. There are a number of ways that parents and...

Anger is a normal emotion in both children and adults alike. But how we express and deal with our feelings of anger is the difference between living in relative peace and feeling like we are at our wits’ end. Learning to manage angry children and...