A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Better Communication
Valentine’s Day is a fun and festive celebration and the day is usually marked with the giving and receiving of tokens of love and appreciation. However, for some, it can have a negative and opposite effect. Valentine’s Day for a teen who isn’t in a relationship can...
A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Better Communication, Education
It’s that time of the year again… where most people reflect on what has happened over the 365 days of the year 2018. The highs, the lows, the wins, the losses and then their wishes for the year ahead. SO… Have you overheard your teen discussing their New Year...
Behaviour & Development, Better Communication, Health and Wellbeing
Establishing and reinforcing cell phone rules for tweens and teens can be really tricky because their generation uses cell phones differently to ours. After all, most of us parents did not even grow up owning a cell phone so knowing what apps, cell phone tricks,...
A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Better Communication, Help & Advice
Teens go through a series of emotional and physical changes that can result in baffling behaviour. In fact, a survey by the American Psychological Association in 2014 revealed that teenagers are more stressed than adults. I know. It’s quite unbelievable to think about...
A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Better Communication
Anxiety and depression are pretty tough mental health issues to deal with for anyone of any age. Whether it’s a kid who’s being bullied at school… a teenager who has just been left broken-hearted, or even an adult that’s encountering life’s chaotic moments and...
A Teen's World, Behaviour & Development, Better Communication, Parenting Perspective
It will happen and you knew it all along…. your baby has now grown up and falling in and out of crushes and then into that so-very-special first love. Of course, as parents, it’s normal to feel this whole tween or teen romance things is moving too quickly for your...