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I witnessed Eldest receive a phone call informing him one of his best friends had taken his life. I cannot express how hard it was to witnes

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Any parent can be forgiven for thinking that communicating with a teenager can be like talking to a wall! Or, that it can require as much...

OK, being upfront here, I am not a big fan of sport. Never have been but as a parent I understood the value of my kids participating in...

Eldest finished high school last year. He emerged from the high school years as a mature, responsible, caring person with a strong group...

I caught up with a friend the other day over coffee and we were chatting about our teens, as mothers tend to do. She started complaining...

I was driving Eldest and Middle to town the other day when we drove up the road we use to take to their primary school. I recalled a...

Last year I put my 17 year old on a plane and sent him off on a 5 week school trip to Europe. It almost caused me a mini nervous...

The elf on the shelf has been evicted. The chimney has been shut to the jolly fat man. There will be no more carrots for reindeer....