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“Dear Bec, My daughter has been dumped by her friendship group …”
EMAIL FROM A READER: My daughter was dumped by her friendship group … Hi Bec, I was given your website from a lovely lady at work. I am…
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Be The Safe Harbour
What was the most popular post from me in 2022? This one. So many schools emailed me asking for a copy that I turned it into a free…
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6 Friendship Lessons for Girls
“The mean behaviour has to stop …” On Friday I received an email from a school asking for help with their year 8 cohort of girls. There was…
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The world is wrong.
I have several talented, brave, interesting, original, smart 12 and 13 and 14 year old girls in my life. They’re all on Instagram. This week one of them…
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Beware the drama cyclone …
This past month I’ve been talking to tween and teen girls about walking towards drama cyclones. Every time you join in gossiping about someone either online or in-person…
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The book of secrets …
I always wanted a daughter. Always. And when my husband and I discovered our first baby was a girl I was overjoyed. Before she was even born I…
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My 10 yo daughter wants Instagram. What do I say to her?
Yesterday the 10-year-old daughter of a friend of mine asked me when I thought her mum should allow her to have Instagram. The first thing I did was…
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The List part 2: resources for tween and teenage boys
First up – if you’re looking for my resources list for teenage GIRLS. Click here. So. Houston, we have a problem. Go searching for inspiring, uplifting books, websites…
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The List: My go-to resources for tween and teen girls …
Here it is. My go-to list. (If you’re looking for my list of resources for teenage BOYS click here) I feel like so many parents are feeling anxious…
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"What advice do you have for us for Schoolies Week?"
Isn’t that a great question? A SMART QUESTION. Yesterday I was speaking to the Class of 2015 at Somerville House. So it was me and a room of 200…
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