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Parenting Tips
As a means of enhancing our services to the St Edmund’s College community we have secured the opportunity to reprint the parenting tips and ideas of Australian Educationalist Michael Grose.
Michael has an education background,and holds a Master of Educational Studies with research into what makes healthy families tick. He has conducted over 1,500 parenting seminars over the last two decades. He is the author of 8 parenting books, including his new release Thriving! and the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it.
For those on the Vortex email list, we will post you a link to a brief article written by Michael each week.
The College's Parents' Forum has a schedule of interesting guests that will further your understanding of the College, it's programs and curriculum. Please have a look at our guest speakers and join the Parents' Forum for an informal gathering.
You may also find our new listing of Parenting and Mental Health links provided by our College Counsellor. View "Counselling, Health & Wellbeing"
Parenting Tips Archive
22 May 2013 "What bullying isn’t, and what to do when it happens"
15 May 2013 "Make the most of teachable moments to promote resilience"
8 May 2013 "It’s called Mother’s Day, not Parent’s Day"
1 May 2013 "Wait ‘til your father gets home"
10 April 2013 "Grief and Loss"
3 April 2013 "Help kids face their fears"
20 March 2013 "10 ways to promote good mental health and wellbeing in kids"
13 March 2013 "Wielding ‘soft power’ at home"
5 March 2013 "Swimming against the parenting tide"
27 February 2013 "The pitfall of using other children as benchmarks"
20 February 2013 "The pressures of being a teen today"
13 February 2013 "12 friendship skills every child needs"
6 February 2013 "Making a smooth start to secondary school"
2012
12 December 2012 "Thank goodness for Christmas"
12 December 2012 "Attention is the currency of relationships"
5 December 2012 "Giving adolescents freedom and minimising risk"
28 November 2012 "An attitude of gratitude"
21 November 2012 "Tough Love"
14 November 2012 "The Power of the Kitchen Table"
31 October 2012 "Increase good feelings at home"
24 October 2012 "Give your parenting a spring clean"
17 October 2012 "Peers"
26 Sep 2012 "Getting Children to Help Without Paying them a Cent"
19 Sep 2012 "MySpace, networking sites and your child"
12 Sep 2012 "Getting Kids to Talk"
5 Sep 2012 "Praise with Impact"
29 Aug 2012 "Being a great dad"
22 Aug 2012 "Danger: ‘screenager’ ahead…"
15 Aug 2012 "Teens, Grog and Parents"
8 Aug 2012 "How Much Should Parents Push Kids"
1 Aug 2012 "10 ways to build more confidence in kids"
25 July 2012 "Organisational Skills"
27 June 2012 "Raising Mighty Boys"
20 June 2012 "Helping Kids Unwind"
13 June 2012 "Reading your child's report"
6 June 2012 "Five ideas to get young people to listen"
30 May 2012: "Sleeping Beauties: Helping kids get the right amount of quality sleep"