Find Your Tribe
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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High School is all about Five Minute Moments: If you’re being bullied, don’t give up.
Sunday nights are hard. They’re especially hard knowing you have to go back to school the next day. But there is hope. We can see High School as…
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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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A letter to my niece before she starts high school …
My gorgeous 12 yo niece Elouise starts high school next week and so this week I sat her down to give her some Aunt-to-niece advice about what i…
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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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Who you are in high school is NOT who you are for the rest of your life.
It’s this: Who You Are In High School Is Not Who You Are For The Rest Of Your Life There are two big things I remember about high…
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Sunday Mail South Australia column: What do you want to be when you grow up?
So what did you want to be when you were growing up? I asked my friends this very question over Twitter and received answers as varied as they…
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Find Your Tribe on Mamamia.com.au
Just to keep you in the loop — a column on my book Find Your Tribe featured on Mamamia today where you can also share your thoughts on…
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