Questions
Tuesday, 26 January 2021 - 00:40
Tik Tok. So with a nearly 14 yr old daughter who has recently gotten Instagram and is old enough for Facebook, technically, I thought I should educate myself on the latest socials. I asked young adult son what teens were using these days and Tik Tok was one. I seen it, seen ads, peeked over someone...
Friday, 8 January 2021 - 14:38
My ex and I share a 12 year old child together. We have been broken up for about 8 years. Currently my child is at their dad’s Thursday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. And I have them the rest of the time. And it has been this way since we broke up. Normally on the weekends I have things planned as...
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 - 22:04
Hi all Just wanting other parents advice on how much time there kids spend on video games- we are talking about a 10 year old boy here. I realise it’s school holidays right now, but he sees nothing wrong with staying up till 2am playing. Am I being over the top? All he wants to do is play, we’ve...
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 - 11:16
I have a 11 year old son. His father and I are no longer together and haven’t been for 10 years. My ex and his partner are very involved in my sons life. So no problems there. Everyone gets along. They also don’t have children of their own yet. However recently my son has said he doesn’t want to go...
Monday, 4 January 2021 - 21:23
Hi all, I’m struggling to help my teen, her grades started going down in grade 9 she stated she was being bullied so I changed schools. Last year she started at a new private school we struggled to pay for but she made some friends and was happy. Problem is she failed most subjects again we had no...
Tuesday, 29 December 2020 - 04:47
I have a son who is about to turn 13 and up until this year, he enjoyed playing football and was pretty good at it. After a bad coach experience he now dislikes it and does not want to play sport any longer. He has also withdrawn and lost a lot of his confidence which had taken us years to help him...
Monday, 14 December 2020 - 05:23
Hi IMs What's the process to foster a young teenager? We've come to know one really well due to my line of work (I work in a respite in the disability sector) and their dhhs case worker is aware we want to, however contact with them is almost impossible. Before anyone asks, our situation and the...
Monday, 7 December 2020 - 08:56
My daughter is going into Year 12 next year (Victoria) and wants to go unscored. This means she doesn't do exams and doesn't get an ATAR (tertiary score to get into Uni). She says she wants to do year12, work for a year and travel. After 2 years she can apply to uni as a "mature age" student. She...
Friday, 4 December 2020 - 09:45
I have a nearly 16 year old daughter who’s just about to finish year 9, there is an apprenticeship at our local beauty salon advertised and she really would like to go for it. Do I support her and do everything i can to assist in leaving school and starting this apprenticeship before finishing yr...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 - 18:09
Hi mums, I need some advice. I have a 14 year old daughter who I believe is developing an eating disorder. She has lost a lot of weight. At the dinner table she pushes her food around a lot and tries to leave without finishing. Her friend today confided in her mum that my daughter is throwing up...