Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.
By Rachel Richards and Susie Asli
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Episodes: 87
Description
Parenting tips and discussions for parents of teens and tweens.
You don't have to be an expert to be a great parent. We’re on a mission to give you the self-belief, knowledge, and skills to do your best.
At the heart of that is the need to be more curious; less critical.
One of the hardest things about parenting teenagers is that we're often not prepared for the problems we have to tackle, which is why we welcome any questions you have about problems you face.
Rachel uses her journalism skills to dig for answers, looking at what a broad range of experts are saying about them.
Susie then brings her wealth of expertise and experience in mindfulness to the discussion as we talk through the options for parenting in an imperfect world, offering tips on the things we've learned along the way.
What the Award judges said:
'The advice within the podcast on how to deal with what life throws at you is universally helpful, not just for those with teenagers.'
'A good mix of personal stories alongside professional insight; it's addressing something different, and helps its audience with the references and extra information provided in episode notes.'
'The rapport between the hosts, Rachel and Susie, is great with a good mix of them chatting, but also providing context for the listener and remembering them within the conversation.'
For more discussion and tips, you can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Find courses with Susie at https://www.amindful-life.co.uk/
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Sandwich Generation parents: Boomers to the left of me, teens to right, stuck in the middle with menopause.
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Perfectionism: Help your teen, and yourself, overcome the need to be perfect.
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Money: Giving teens and tweens an allowance. Two years on my daughter talks about how it’s impacted her.
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Fun: Having fun with our teens, and the bonding power of laughter.
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Resilience: Growing Resilience In Teens, or GRIT. An interview with Dr Louise Randall
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Concentration, and the troubling effect of too many choices
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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79: Taking things personally, coping with adversity, teen love and changing our minds when we get new information.
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Manners: Parenting to help teens succeed in life by teaching the importance of good manners.
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Admitting our mistakes - talking to our kids about our own sex and drugs and rock and roll teen years.
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Standards: Setting high expectations without the pressure.
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Bikini photos: Why are girls posting bikini pics and what should we say about them?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Diet: Does my teen need to lose weight? How to navigate diet culture with Elyse Resch
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Regrets? Things we parents would do differently
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Unreliable parents: The absent or inconsistent parent who’s alcoholic. Also, supporting your teen back to school.
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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71: Back to school, third places, manners and our favourite podcasts, shows, books and apps.
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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70: New year's resolutions. Love them or loathe them the question is how can we make them work for us?
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Gifts and presents: Do you feel a teenager in your life is ungrateful and transactional? Why are they like that, and how can we best show our love?
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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68: Christmas and the holiday season. A time of family festivities or fights?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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67: Parenting teenagers two years on: Online, education, anxiety, consequences, and the pressures of parenting. What we've learned from the podcast.
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Online grooming and sextortion: protecting our teens and tweens. How to spot if your child has fallen prey, and what to do next.
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Eating disorders: An interview with Beat representative Umairah Malik. What we parents need to know, including warning signs, where to go for help, and practical things we can do or say that might make a difference.
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Parenting styles that enable teens to grow into capable adults.
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Pornography: How to talk to teens about pornography. An interview with Dr Mandy Sanchez of Culture Reframed.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Charging rent: should you charge your teens and young adults rent and, if you do, what's the best way to go about it?
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Exercise: are teens doing enough, and what can we do to encourage them?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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60: ‘Trans’ and gender confusion: what to say to teens when we’re often more confused than they are. An interview with expert psychotherapist Stella O'Malley.
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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59: Triggers and emotional spirals, also mobile phone bans and do schools know what to teach kids anymore?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Divorce: Marriage problems; how to talk to a teenager about what’s happening.
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Dating: Talking to teens about dating and relationships or 'help, my son's come home with a hickey!'
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Emotional intelligence and how we can help ourselves, and our teens to develop it.
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Gap years: What is a gap year and should our teens take one?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Illness: Talking about cancer and death: Most of us are terrible at talking about it, so how can we support our teens?
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Anxiety: How to help your teen with anxiety, an interview with Renee Mill, Senior Clinical Psychologist.
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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52: Christmas and holiday stress with teenagers and tweens.
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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51: Transitioning to secondary school: What we wish we'd known about preparing our tweens & teens, and ourselves.
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Memory helps us do far more than pass exams. So why not train it in the same way we work our muscles in the gym?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Snapchat addiction; the app that's a fantastic way to connect, or a cynical exploitation of your teenager's time?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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48: Teen/tween girl drama could be avoided if they’re taught how to become allies: an interview with Kim McCabe.
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Bigorexia: Teens eating everything in the house, muscle building, and Bigorexia.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Anger issues: tips for dealing with an explosive and angry teen.
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Masculinity, and positive ways of supporting our teenage boys: An interview with Mike Nicholson from Progressive Masculinity
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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New relationships: Introducing your new partner to your teen.
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Risk-taking teens; the good news about bad behaviour.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Teenagers Untangled: Who we are and how you can use the podcast.
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Social media, and how to help your teens be their best selves online, with Natasha Devon MBE
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Sleep; the free fix for our teens with no side effects.
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Conflict resolution skills can deepen your relationship with your teen; here's how.
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May 10, 2023 |
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Exam revision - Parenting through the pressure.
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Relationships and sex: how young is too young?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Teachers: how, and why, we should talk to our teenager's teachers.
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Over-reactions: How to not overreact.
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Stress: Dealing with the pressures of parenting, and techniques that help reduce the stress.
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Vaping teens: A new epidemic of nicotine use is here. How to educate and discourage your teenagers.
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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School avoidance: what to do if your teen is missing school.
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Role models: Andrew Tate, misogyny, red pills, and the manosphere.
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Rules: Consequences, and the teen who doesn't seem to care.
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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31: New year changes that stick. How to make resolutions that actually work.
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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30: Christmas and other family gatherings with teens. Magic or misery?
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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29: Step-children. Coping, and thriving, with a blended family.
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Parties for teens and tweens. Invitations, gatecrashers and alcohol.
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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27: Christmas presents: ungrateful teens, why are they like that, and what to do about gifts?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Friendships: How to support your ‘generation isolation’ teens to build their social skills.
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Entitled teens: How do I stop my teenager from being entitled?
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Identity crisis? Why identity is such an issue for teenagers. Also, stinky teens and what we can do about it.
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Empty nest? How to cope when your teen moves out. Also, manners; what are they and what should we telling our teens about them?
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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22: Girl's clothes, and how to talk to teen about them, also talking with your teen about a change in your finances.
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Differing parenting styles, and future careers: Parenting together when you can't agree on a parenting style, also how to talk to your teen about their future career.
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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Drugs. How to talk to my teenager about drugs, and how to deal with a teenager who says they don't want to stay with the other divorced parent.
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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19: The overwhelming load of parenting work that’s never done; we talk about mom guilt and the motherhood myth. Don’t like your teenager's friends? Here’s how to approach it.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Lying teenagers, and teens who complain that they've got it harder than their siblings.
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Favourite parent; and how to respond when teenagers want to ‘express’ themselves? Blue hair? Tattoos anyone?
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Boy friendships, and supporting our sons in forming positive friendships. Also what the %#*!😳 we should do about swearing?
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Self-harm: What can I do if my teen is self-harming? Also, what's your talking style and how does it affect your teen?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Anxiety in teenagers - also rules, and how to set ones your teens will follow.
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May 20, 2022 |
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Pornography: Why talking to your teen about it is more important now than it's ever been, and great ways to spend time with your teen.
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May 09, 2022 |
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Bullying, and the best way to tackle it. Also, dealing with teenage backchat.
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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11: Lone parenting, and the moody teenager who's affecting everyone.
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Friendship: Girls and toxic groups, also resilience: how to get your teen to keep going instead of giving up at the first hurdle.
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Screens and teens. Here’s how to help them, and yourself, manage your time. Also can we talk about healthy eating without giving our teens an eating disorder?
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Sibling rivalry and how to deal with it as a parent. Also, the vaping teenager who's doing well at school but causing problems at home.
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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7: Isolation. Did Covid really have that much of an impact on our teens, and the teenage sleep conundrum.
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Body image and chores: Helping teenagers to develop a positive body image. Also, getting your teenager to do chores without nagging.
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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5: How to motivate your teenager when they’re not enjoying school, also what to do when your teenager wants to quit their instrument.
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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Mobile phone photos/sexting, and money management. The conversation you must have with your tween/teen. Also, how to increase responsibility using an allowance.
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Communication: How to talk so your teenager will listen, and dealing with teen sex in your home.
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Alcohol: How to discuss it, and staying connected. Should we be letting our teenagers drink and what should we be telling them about it? Also, how to stay connected.
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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1: Your parenting toolbox and tidy teen rooms: Rummaging in your toolbox and how you get your teenager to tidy their room.
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Dec 16, 2021 |