When a child refuses to go to class, sport, or school, it's rarely about the activity itself. Here's what's really happening and how to respond.

Term 4 exhausts every child, but creative and neurodivergent kids are especially at risk of giving up the things they love. Here's what parents can do.

Well-meaning parents often do one thing that accidentally makes childhood anxiety worse. Here's what it is and what to do instead.

Brendan Glanville explains why he insists students use his first name, and what that simple act teaches young people about authenticity and real respect.

Acting teaches skills that no curriculum can replicate. Empathy, courage, listening, collaboration, and the ability to fail and try again, for kids and adults alike.

After 30 years directing young actors, Brendan Glanville has seen the one quality that separates the extraordinary from the ordinary. It's not talent.

How does the Australian Acting Academy keep every student emotionally safe, kids, teens and adults? Brendan Glanville explains the Safety Net Philosophy and why it underpins everything we do.

After 31 years of teaching kids, I've seen one thing predict resilience more than talent, intelligence or family circumstances.

After 31 years and 100,000 students, Brendan Glanville shares what truly builds confidence in kids and teenagers, and what gets in the way.

Rejection is one of life's certainties. Here's how parents can help their children build the emotional resilience to face it without falling apart.

5 key life skills every child needs - confidence, creativity, resilience & more - learned through acting, not textbooks.

The formative years of childhood and adolescence are critical for developing a strong sense of self and personal values.

When a baby learns to walk, they fall – a lot. Tears often follow, and the instinct to scoop them up is strong.

We must remember the words of Anatole France: "The thing that separates us from animals is our ability to dream or envision a future."

Exploring the Dynamics of Fitting In Versus Belonging and the Importance of Nurturing Creativity in Kids and Teens