CONTENTS
This month we explore TRANSITIONS
FEATURES
REGULARS
Our ‘Exploring’ features provide depth
and insight into issues affecting parents
and teens.
5 Have You Heard?
Exploring Transitions
6 The Leap to High School
The transition from primary to high school
is scary for every child. Jenny Atkinson
has tips on how to make it easier.
8 Social Exclusion – Why is My Child
Left Out?
Dr Angela Mornane has some strategies
for dealing with this heartbreaking
concern that many parents have
9 Supporting Your Child Through
Your Divorce
Separation has particular challenges for
adolescents. Professor Jennifer McIntosh
has advice on how to smooth the
transition for your teen.
10 Growing Up and Moving on –
Medical Transitions
For children with chronic health problems,
growing up involves a medical transition
from paediatric to adult medical care.
Associate Professor Susan Towns has
advice on transition planning.
15 Your Teen’s Legal Rights
Principal Solicitor Katheryn Hawes lays out
the law as far as your teen is concerned
16 Volunteering as a Stepping-stone
to Adulthood
Volunteering has life-changing
benefits for young people. Two teens
share their experiences
Exploring Communication
17 M
otivation through Gamification
Nathan Jacobs shows you how to motivate
your teens to do their chores – willingly!
12 Your Teen’s World
14 Life with Teens
How will they Cope on their Own?
Every parent worries about how their
child will cope in an emergency.
16 Humour
Fill in the Blanks
Those teenage sayings that make you
want to tear your hair out
Exploring the Marketplace
18 Exploring the Marketplace
Some of our great sponsors tell you
about what they offer and how they
can help
Exploring Products
19 What can they Use?
Our pick of products to suit the most
demanding teen
Exploring Gaming
20 What are they Playing?
Nathan Jacobs reviews some popular
games using his exclusive parentfriendly rating system
Exploring Books
21 What are they Reading?
Reviews you can use for an exciting
selection of books for teens and parents
Exploring Activities
22 What can they Do?
Get your teen up and doing.
Exploring Services
23 Services Directory
Some great services for teens
and parents
YOUR SAY
This is what some of our
readers had to say:
I am currently managing a Christian
non-profit organization in Ghana which
reaches over 15,000 children teens
and youth in 71 communities of four
regions in Ghana with the word of
God. I personally love to explore
developing teens to unearth their talent
and their God-given potential in life.
I got to know this amazing magazine
through Facebook
Raph
A really cool resource for parents
of teens
Magic Moments Foundation
I have been putting Exploring Teens
on the registration table with our
flyers and brochures as people come
in for our Hot Topics. Lyn Worsley
remarked when she saw the latest
edition what great topics you were
covering and what a good job the
magazine was doing. We have to
support people dedicated to quality!
Robyn Scarf, The Resilience Centre
We encourage you to like their page
and subscribe to their newsletter
to support this Aussie magazine
focusing on our young teens who
are our future leaders.
Sunshine Coast Noticeboard
BodyMatters is thrilled to have had the
opportunity to engage with Exploring
Teens through advertising. It is rare to
find an organisation that is so aligned
with our values. We appreciate that
Exploring Teens plays a vital role in
disseminating thought leadership to a
largely unresourced population group.
Our interaction with the stakeholders
at the magazine has been both
positive and personal. We highly
commend them to you.
Sarah McMahon, Body Matters
Australasia
Awesome vision and dedication to
Exploring Teens.
Louise
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