Midway through Term 3, boarding families feel the strain—tired kids, long travel, rising costs and behaviour challenges. Here’s how parents can work with schools, know
In this episode, I sit down with Phillip Heath, Head of Barker College, to discuss a key topic from this year’s Australian Boarding Schools Summit—Academics,
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Lisa Fahey, a psychologist specialising in trauma recovery and behavioral interventions for young people. As a mother of five
Boarding schools, with their structured environments and often stringent social media use policies, offer a much sought after solution to address these concerns and in
Dr Justin Coulson, from Happy Families, discusses the important topic of helping your child transition to boarding school. Key points include: Watch Justin’s video, where
Dr Justin Coulson answers the important question “what are some healthy habits that every student should know about before they start boarding school?”. He touches
Our teens’ mental health can be impacted by distance from family and loved ones. Here’s what to expect if you are sending your children to
Your teen is getting ready to venture out into the boarding school world. Encouraging independence in your teen will help them be prepared for their new
Exam stress is something most of us have suffered at some point in our lives, whether we remember our own experiences or are living through
The first month of the new school year is almost at an end and before the term gallops away we look at part 2 of our
Our communications specialist at Boarding Schools Expo, Kim V. Goldsmith, is an ex-boarder of Ravenswood School for Girls (1987) who clearly remembers her boarding days,
The seriously impressive Megan Dalla-Carmina, a strategist, coach, writer, speaker and researcher, penned a timeless article titled “The truth about becoming more confident”. In her
Teenage years means an appropriation of space – emotional, intellectual and physically – from an adult. Whilst parents of boarders have accepted (but may not
Some children are more sensitive than others, which can contribute to their feelings of self worth as they struggle to shrug off negative feelings, or
I’m too tall, not smart enough, too quiet, too loud (yep, at the same time), a corporate banker moonlighting as a yoga teacher & wellness
Entitled and spoiled are two adjectives thrown around a lot about this generation of teenagers and young adults. This often comes from smothering your children
Do you constantly argue with your teenager? Is he or she defiant or rebellious? One of the mums on our team has a 14-year-old boy
It’s easy to be the boss when your child is five. It’s harder to have that same influence when they’re 15. If you were lucky
Whether your child is at boarding school or closer to home, it’s all too easy to end up trying to control kids to keep them
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