Parent Self Care, Parenting Perspective, Reviews
Teens. They grow, they leave (ok yes, sometimes they come back again before finally getting out of your hair) and there you are. Finding yourself with a spare bedroom, or two, that can be refurbished into a craft room, washing pile room or whatever the space might be...
A Teen's World, Help & Advice, Parenting Perspective, Saftey, Technology
When should you give your teen privacy? And when is it wise to interfere? Sometimes this can seem like a fine line….and one many parents worry about overstepping. Of course, you expect your teens to respect your privacy. It’s your right as an adult to have...
Better Communication, Family, Help & Advice, Parenting Perspective
Parenting a teen doesn’t come with a book of instructions. Unfortunately! Just imagine if it did! Life with them would be so much easier don’t you think? In all honesty, the teen years are often dreaded by parents. I see it, and hear it all the time. Just...
Health and Wellbeing, Help & Advice, Parenting Perspective
Is your teen getting decent sleep? From blockout blinds to podcasts, these strategies may help your teen get the better rest their body and brain needs. The teen body clock is often a major frustration for parents. For many teens, their instincts are to seek later...
Better Communication, Parenting Perspective
What makes constructive criticism different from just being criticised? Constructive criticism is often confused with downright being criticised. And it can bite. Hard. It hurts to think that your efforts or behaviours are perceived poorly by others and to be told so...
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...
