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“Could I Be a Model?”
Over the past couple of weeks, guest blogger and Enlighten Education presenter Nikki Davis has shared thought-provoking insights into the world of modelling. For young girls, the decision about whether...
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Beyond Cyber Hysteria — Part 1: What is working?
I have recently begun presenting seminars for parents on how they can best support their children — girls and boys — to manage cyber world. This new seminar is called “The good, the bad and the ugly of...
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Our teen girls, our teen selves
The diary I had when I was 14, branded "Sweet Dreams" for the teen-girl book series I loved so much. I often say that one of the best ways to connect to teen girls is to reconnect with our own teen...
View ArticleDrunkorexia: Why girls are starving for perfection and drinking to oblivion
We are coming up to a time of celebration for girls — end of exams, school formal, schoolies week, Christmas and New Year’s — and unfortunately that means we’re also heading into the prime...
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Boy-band crushes and body image — the week that was
Last week was a big week in girlworld. Unless you were recently deposited back on earth by aliens, I doubt I need to tell you that One Direction arrived in Sydney for their Australian tour. I was in at...
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Girl Talk
We all want our daughters to become strong, resilient and compassionate women. But how do you help them get there? In a world that seems to force girls to grow up before their time, parents can have...
View ArticleAdvice to teen girls around safety.
Because there has been so much (often furious and ultimately, therefore, alienating and unhelpful ) discussion on Mia Freedman’s recent post on girls and personal safety , I hesitated to post my ABC...
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Year 12: Welcome to the Hunger Games
This post was originally published by The Daily Telegraph 16/7/16 and online at RendezView. Since when have the final years of school transformed into a blood sport, apropos The Hunger Games? School...
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Teens need love, not war
In the 4th century BC even the usually open-minded Plato clutched his proverbial pearls in despair: “What is happening to our young people? “They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents....
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The High School Formal advice every girl needs
Mid-November marks the beginning of the high school formals; a time that is less a celebration, and more a season of discontent. Because along with all the spray tans, fancy frocks and stretch limos...
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