One person with their hand around another against a reddish pink circle.

‘Virginity’: myths your teen needs challenged

'Virginity': myths your teen needs challenged There’s a lot of pressure around ‘the first time’. And teenagers should take their [...]
A photo of two people and smaller person (child) against a reddish pink background.

Raising emotionally healthy boys

Raising emotionally healthy boys In Australia, men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women. It makes [...]
Two speech bubbles overlapping against a reddish pink circle.

You notice that your 15-year-old daughter has started skipping meals. What do you do?

You notice that your 15-year-old daughter has started skipping meals. What do you do? While it’s Women’s Health Week, we [...]
An outline of a condom against a reddish-[ink background.

Talking to your teen about safer sex

Talking to your teen about safer sexWhen should you talk The most important thing is to start talking about sex before your [...]
A silhouette of a phone, with a love heart symbol and a set of dots (…) indicating an ellipsis, or typing.

You discover your 17-year-old is on a dating app. What do you do?

First, take a deep breath. It’s normal to be shocked by finding something like this; dating apps aren’t generally made […]

A star inside a reddish pink circle.

‘Dad, what’s a “blow job”?’ : what should you say?

We all dread questions like this as a parent (the awkwardness! And how much should I say?), but it’s actually […]

A small person standing next to a larger person (representing a child and an adult), with an arrow behind them pointing towards the adult, against a reddish pink circle background.

Your child tells you they’re scared to get their period. What do you say?

It’s completely normal for a young person to be feeling a bit nervy about their period starting. And to be […]

One person with their hand around another against a reddish pink circle.

Let’s talk crushes

We all remember our first big crush. Maybe it was the boy or girl in your class, or Brad Pitt. […]

An outline of a condom against a reddish-[ink background.

You find an unused condom in your teenager’s pocket – what do you do?

This is the first in our ‘What do you do/what do you say?’ series that focuses on answering questions we […]