I have written before, on how different this Year looks for our Year 12 students.Yet, in the last few weeks our kids heard that they will be losing more ‘lasts’. They’re really struggling with the news. So how can we point them to Hope?
When you are at school everything builds up to the final year. Some major Rites of Passage events happen then. It is normal for teenagers to look forward to more independence. Yet March 2020 saw this cancelled – almost overnight.
Study stress has been an issue for young people for a number of years already. What is our role…
The relaxing and lifting of restrictions in schools makes it sound like we’re on our way back to normal, yet ‘normal’ is a long way off. And our kids know it. The response of schools and parents can make all the difference in maintaining our children’s mental wellbeing going forward.
In today’s Wellbeing with Collett video we chat about what you can do to help your teen through self isolation, staying at home and the changes to their ‘normal’ routine.
When schooling comes home, it will look quite different for each household and even each child at your dining table.
I don’t want any of this to become a guilt trip or something burdensome. I don’t want parents to look at this post and think about what they are not doing. Things will happen according to…
Many around the world have been housebound for some time now. We’re not even sure when this way of living will come to an end. How might we navigate everyone being at home, in a confined space, for most of the day, for an unknown period of time… and still maintain mental fitness?
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My name is Collett Smart. I am a psychologist, qualified teacher, speaker, podcaster and internationally published author, with more than 25 years experience working in private and public schools, as well as in private practice. I am married and have 3 children aged aged 22, 20 and 14 years-old.
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