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Inspiring Girls
How to teach kids to be more empathetic and less entitled
Seven lessons in empathy for every child and teen.
Lourdes Hill College
Apr 18, 2023
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Mar 21, 2023
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Feb 28, 2023
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Making friends in high school
New school, new friendships! How can you support your child while they go through the process of meeting and developing new friends?
Lourdes Hill College
Feb 1, 2023
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Holiday happiness hacks - the healthy kind
Teach kids these quick tips for achieving healthy happiness that lasts.
Lourdes Hill College
Nov 23, 2022
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Nov 4, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
Oct 6, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
Sep 5, 2022
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Aug 16, 2022
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Jul 19, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
Jun 8, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
May 11, 2022
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The A - Z of Successful Learning
The 26 traits and attributes required for successful learning. They can all be taught!
Lourdes Hill College
Apr 27, 2022
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Mar 17, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
Feb 23, 2022
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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?
Lourdes Hill College
Feb 1, 2022
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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.
Lourdes Hill College
Nov 22, 2021
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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
Lourdes Hill College
Nov 2, 2021
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Every child needs a toolkit for positive mental health. What's in it?
In order to manage the inevitable ups and downs of life, our kids need a toolkit of skills and protective factors they can draw upon.
Lourdes Hill College
Oct 12, 2021
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Friendship Lessons from a Fishbowl
Seven lessons our kids need for healthy friendships at school.
Lourdes Hill College
Aug 31, 2021
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