IN THEIR EYES:How parents can assist their children overcome self esteem and body image issues. Learn tools and strategies to help increase your child’s self esteem and self acceptance and fight the challenges of body image. The workshop will leave you with greater awareness and insight into the struggles that your children may be facing, while similarly, leaving you feel more empowered and confident to be able to help them fight their challenges.

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By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring  These days it is not uncommon for teenagers to want to get part-time or casual work. The idea of getting a little extra ‘pocket money’ and cash they can use to purchase new gadgets and gismos, hang out with friends and save for bigger purchases is exciting.  ...read more »

By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring     With exam time almost upon us, students may be feeling the pressure and heightened stress, and questioning how well they will remember in the exam what they have studied.  ...read more »

By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring     Tahlia talks about setting boundaries, communication, and adapting to situations, and how we can find a 'parenting style' that suits the needs and values of our families.

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By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring     Everyone experiences great days, but there will also be some days where you feel down. We all experience highs and lows, and children are no different. There will be times when children experience tough times and low times.

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By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring     Setting Goals can be a challenging yet rewarding experience for all. Goal setting is a process about thinking about your future, and the steps you need to take in order to turn your vision into a reality. 

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By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring      We live in a society where there is an expectation for adolescents to have a ‘positive self-esteem’ as opposed to a ‘negative self-esteem’. Unfortunately too many of us use these terms flippantly without having a real understanding of what exactly we mean. *  ...read more »

By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring     If adolescents know where their interests and passions lie, new ideas and sources of motivation can emerge. Interests are those things that appeal to them, that give them a buzz, capture their attention and something they want to devote time and energy to.  Similarly, interests are things that make them happy and smile when they are doing them.

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By Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring      Tahlia answers some common questions on tutoring and scholarship tests , such as: 'How can a tutor help my child?' and 'Should my child sit a scholarship test?'  ...read more »