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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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Inspiring Girls
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.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Jun 1
Why are part-time jobs so important for our teens?
When teens have a part-time job, they grow in ways you may not have even considered. Here are 6 to start with.
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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
- 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 4, 2022
Who is going to create the change we need in education?
There is one select group of people who can make the change we need in education. Who are they?
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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
- 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
- Apr 27, 2022
The A - Z of Successful Learning
The 26 traits and attributes required for successful learning. They can all be taught!
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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 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 2, 2021
The road to adulthood is smoothest when adults do these two things…
Effectively welcoming young people into adulthood requires us to change our perspective and then to plan rites of passage
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Lourdes Hill College
- Aug 17, 2021
Emotional Skills Should Be Taught, Not Caught
Emotional intelligence is an area of kids' development that parents and schools can actively support with a few conscious changes.
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Lourdes Hill College
- May 24, 2021
How Can We Help Our Kids Dial Down Exam Stress?
Parents can help their children reduce exam stress by changing their approach and focus. Here are 6 important factors to consider.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Mar 15, 2021
How Can You Set Your Child Up for Successful Learning?
Six strategies for parents to encourage more successful learning in their children.
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Lourdes Hill College
- Feb 23, 2021
How to teach compassion in a me, me, me world
COVID-19 has given us a great opportunity to role-model and teach compassion. 5 strategies to help parents keep building that compassion
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Lourdes Hill College
- Feb 1, 2021
What is the key to feeling good about school?
What is the common characteristic of students who enjoy school and thrive in their learning?
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Lourdes Hill College
- Oct 27, 2020
A good school is a conversation school
A good school is a conversation school. It fosters trust and trust allows for courageous, innovative and powerful education.
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