Tag: teenagers
How To Deal With Teens And Drugs – 8 Tips For...
Teens and drugs. None of us likes to think our kids will ever take drugs. Depending on your views, that might include using tobacco...
How Toddlers And Teens Develop In Similar Ways
What happened? Suddenly, it seems your kid is a selfish, ungrateful jerk who wants to do everything on their own and always ends up...
Bringing Up Teenagers: 7 Great Books To Help You Parent Your...
Watching kids turn into teenagers is by turns fascinating, frustrating and downright frightening. We’ve already been there ourselves of course, but it doesn’t seem...
5 Challenging Pre-Teen Behaviours And How To Cope
As a parent, we expect challenging behaviour from our kids once they hit the teenage years. We know they're growing up and testing their...
Online Privacy – How Much Does Your Teenager Have And Is...
This morning, I had the frustrating experience of plugging in my laptop charger and finding it wouldn’t work. My teenage daughter was about to...
Why 14 Is A Dangerous Age
Teenage behaviour often mystifies us. We wonder why they’re drawn to activities and behaviour we consider risky and dangerous – even though, as parents,...
When Timmy Said He’d Treat Another Man’s Son As His Own...
I was 16 years old when I first met Timmy. We were drawn to each other straight away, but we were friends before anything...
Which Apps Are Your Teenage Kids Using Right Now?
At one stage, it seemed everyone lived on Facebook. We knew it was important to keep an eye on what our children were up...
Why Making Sure Your Teen Gets Enough Sleep Could Save Their...
Teenagers and sleep. Two things that never seem to go together at the right time. They’re wide awake in the early hours, then dead...
Kids’ Mental Health – Why One Good Friend Is Better Than...
For as long as we can remember, kids have formed different social circles at school. My own schoolfriends used to talk about the Populars,...
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How To Recognize And Support Your Highly Sensitive Child
Sensitivity in life is often seen as a negative. Being too sensitive emotionally can cause problems in relationships, friendships, social situations, and at work. Physical...
10 Ways To Avoid Bites And Stings This Summer (And How To Treat Them...
This freakishly hot weather means plenty of chance for our kids to get outside and enjoy the summer, whether it’s playing in...
9 Tips To Settle Your Child’s Back-To-School Nerves
Whether it’s your child’s first time or not, chances are there’ll be some back-to-school nerves floating around as the new term draws nearer. Maybe...
So You’ve Agreed To A Sleepover? Read This First
Ah, the sleepover – or slumber party, call it what you will. Sleepovers are a rite of passage for all children – and for...
5 Things Grandparents Need To Know When They Parent Their Grandchildren
Whether it's every weekend or once every few years, most grandparents enjoy visiting and spoiling their grandchildren. But instead of casually caring for them...
I Stayed With My Violent Partner For Years, But Finally Found The Strength To...
I’d been a single mom for six years. After breaking up with a guy I’d been seeing for three months, I went...