In 2022, according to the Australian Psychological Society  45% of children aged 6-12 showed symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder. Whilst we might look to the pandemic as the reason behind this sharp increase, we cannot blame it entirely.  The Australian National Mental Health Commission  tells us that in general, Anxiety Disorders impact 1 in 4 Australians at some point in their lives.  Approximately 7% or 278,000 children and adolescents aged 4-17, are diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder. ...

There’s been a lot of talk in the last 5-10 years about teaching ‘respectful relationships’ in schools.  Schools now tend to bring in...

If, like me, you were one of the millions of people who watched Adolescence on Netflix a few months ago, no doubt your head spun for a...