The article discusses the alarming prevalence and impact of sexual harassment among adolescents. The author, a therapist and father, shares personal insights reflecting both professional and parental concerns. It highlights statistics revealing that many young Australians, both sexes, experience various forms of harassment, often starting in their early teens, and emphasizes the need for open conversations about boundaries, consent, and the seriousness of such behaviors. The piece advocates for proactive discussions, teaching teenagers about personal space and respect, and suggests strategies for parents and educators to better support young people facing these issues, aiming for a shift in societal attitudes.
Category Archives: Self Help
Building the Relationship with Children in new Blended Families
Blending families is a significant transition that requires patience, understanding, and love, especially when it comes to building relationships with children. To foster strong bonds, it’s crucial to prioritize patience, create a safe space for communication, establish new traditions, respect previous relationships, build individual connections with each child, be consistent and reliable, work as a team with your partner, and seek professional support if needed. By prioritizing these aspects, you can create a loving and cohesive family environment for everyone involved, making the journey of blending families a unique and gentle process.
Instead of a New Year Resolution
Instead of a new years resolution, here are some deeper and more successful techniques to defining your goals, purpose and vision
Intent
Intent – a word that not only helps guide us, but is also how we perceive others and learn more about ourselves.
Unhealthy Generosity
A deep drive to give. Sacrificing and compromising all in the name of helping others, making others happy. But what is healthy generosity
Communication has a lifetime
Communication is built from a lifetime of interactions and learnings. This article explores the parts of communication and how it plays a role in our important relationships
All the little steps
Goals… aspirations… happiness… unhappiness… there are a range of reasons and motivations that spark the desire for change in our lives. Often at some level we are aware that something needs to be different and sparks some energy to go find it. And I think most of those are really positive and healthy motivations, evenContinueContinue reading “All the little steps”
Values and purpose for happiness
Morning Gang! At some point in our lives we are challenged with finding happiness in some way shape or form. In what I have learnt and found personally, a lot of this all comes back to a single source. This post takes a first pass at some commonality and introduces a path improved happiness. Let’sContinueContinue reading “Values and purpose for happiness”
Stress Management
The hardest thing about writing about stress management is context. I have been working away on a stress management program for a while now and the recent increase in people seeking out ways to deal with stress has prompted me to finish it off. In this article I wanted to provide a bit of anContinueContinue reading “Stress Management”
Making Self-Care Stick
I was sure I wrote about this but perhaps it has just been sharing the mountains of information and articles already circulating. But there is a challenge with self-care I am noticing; the info and articles just touch the surface and rarely land in a way that creates solid change or technique. So I thoughtContinueContinue reading “Making Self-Care Stick”
Jason Waddell 