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13 Reasons Why – What Every Parent Needs to Know
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant offers important advice and resources for parents as the second series of 13 Reasons Why screens in Australia.
Best of the Web: Preparing Children for the Changing World of Work, Must-have Skills for 18-year-olds, and the Benefits of Daily Exercise
Our selection of thought-provoking and useful articles from around the web on educating and raising children.
Community Connections – St Leonard’s College
Lennie's Van is helping students at St Leonard's College understand the meaning of helping others.
Best of the Web: Developing Empathy, How to Raise a Human without Parenting Books, and Helping Kids Deal with Rejection
Raising kids who care, parenting by instinct not books, ideas to help your child when they have been rejected.
Community Connections – Mansfield Steiner School
Mansfield Steiner School holds an annual fundraising bike ride for its sister school, Uai Laco School in Venilale, Timor Leste. Year 7 student Abigail Wettenhall reports on this year's ride.
Mental Health Visits to Emergency by Young People Surge
New research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute shows a big increase in young people with mental health issues seeking help in emergency departments.
Best of the Web: Students Who Hate their Phones, Being a Resilient Parent, and Talking to Kids about Cambridge Analytica
Challenging the idea that kids love their phones, resilient parenting, and discussing Cambridge Analytica.
Ten Tips for Creating Resilient Families
Mooch time, family rituals and knowing who's in charge - these are some of the tips from clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller for creating resilient families, in this repost of his popular article.
The Teenage Brain: There’s No Such Thing as Average
When it comes to understanding teenagers, we need to recognise that all teenagers are different, writes Lucy Foulkes.