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Awe makes kids more generous, empathetic, and content: 5 ways to help find more awe
Moments of awe have a powerful impact on how our kids feel and behave. Here's how to help them find more of these wondrous moments.
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Inspiring Girls
Lourdes Hill College
- Oct 25
The Sibling Bond: How to Help Make It Stick
Your children's sibling relationships will help determine the way they face the future. Help ensure those relationships are warm & strong.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Oct 4
How to respond when your child is anxious about challenges at school
Take these steps to support your child when they are anxious about presentations, exams, and other challenges at school and in the world.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Sep 5
Art education fosters happiness, hope, and healing
7 emotional benefits of art education that can stay with young people for a lifetime.
1,080 views
Lourdes Hill College
- Aug 15
Beyond Bubble Baths: The Self-Care Routines Your Kids Really Need
Self-care is critical to our kids' mental health and wellbeing. What is involved might surprise you.
2,812 views
Lourdes Hill College
- May 9
8 messages your teenager needs you to hear
Psychologists share 8 messages that could change the way we relate to our teenagers.
8,093 views
Lourdes Hill College
- Apr 18
How to teach kids to be more empathetic and less entitled
Seven lessons in empathy for every child and teen.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Mar 21
6 steps to help your child quieten their inner critical voice
A child's inner critic can be very powerful and sometimes debilitating. How can parents and teachers help?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Feb 28
Taking days off school: Is it really such a big deal?
How many days away from school is too many? What are those days costing our kids?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Nov 23, 2022
Holiday happiness hacks - the healthy kind
Teach kids these quick tips for achieving healthy happiness that lasts.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Oct 6, 2022
Our Kids and Vaping: Practical advice for parents
Practical and proactive advice for parents on the issue of vaping. We also address how to respond if your child is already vaping.
4,122 views
Lourdes Hill College
- Sep 5, 2022
3 ways schools can better prepare young people for the ‘real world’
If schools made these changes, young people would be better equipped for post-school life.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Aug 16, 2022
What's behind status, the cool kids, and fitting into high school?
The social hierarchy of high school can be brutal. What drives it and how can we help our kids evolve beyond it?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Jul 19, 2022
Having teenagers doesn't need to be this exhausting
Our teens' ability to manage challenges and thrive in life depends on who we are for them, not what we do for them. Who do we need to be?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Jun 8, 2022
How music education helps kids build better brains and warmer hearts
Music education has the proven ability to improve our children's brains and the quality of their lives.
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Lourdes Hill College
- May 11, 2022
How to find the calm when your teen is drowning in emotion
When children are drowning in their big emotions we often rescue them, but that stunts emotional growth. Here's what you can do instead.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Mar 17, 2022
Our kids have proven their resilience, now they need hope
How do we develop a sense of hope in our children after years of crisis and disruption?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Feb 23, 2022
Friendship is the Subject Testing Our Kids Daily
Healthy friendships will help sustain our kids for life, so it is important we teach these friendship skills.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Feb 1, 2022
Navigating the first few weeks of school while in a Covid storm
As we begin the school year, Covid is providing new, more difficult challenges. How are our kids feeling and how can we help?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Nov 22, 2021
Connecting with Your Teen: Finding the 10 Seconds of Gold
In adolescence, the connection between a parent and child is more difficult. Here are 10 strategies for maintaining and building connection.
6,437 views
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