Counsellors Corner 

Creating Success Together in the Digital Age

Are you concerned about your child's online safety and screen addiction particularly over the school holidays?

Managing screen time can be tough, especially when offline activities don’t keep their interest and boredom sets in quickly.

Learn how to establish effective boundaries to manage screen time without arguments or resentment using 'Family Tech Plan Framework' from Big Life Journal:

Independence in pre-teens and teenagers:

https://raisingchildren.net.au/teens/development/developing-independence/independence-in-teens

Key points:

• Achieving independence is an essential part of the journey to adulthood.
• Pre-teens and teenagers need love, support and respect to become independent.
• It also helps to set clear rules, give pre-teens and teenagers responsibility, and build their decision-making skills.
• Some conflict is natural. It’s best to manage it constructively.

If you're looking for some free fun things to do over the school holidays, click here for fun activities in Melbourne.

Mrs Leanne Miller

College Counsellor