Parenting teenagers untangled. š The audio hug for parents of teens and tweens.
Welcome to your weekly audio hug where no question is a bad question, and curiosity beats judgment every time.
I'm a former BBC Correspondent, and mum, on a mission to bring parents of tweens and teens stability, calm and humour. Most of all, I want to help us all get better at connecting with our teens so we can genuinely enjoy parenting them.Ā
Each week, I take a topic, research it, and find you the best answers. Whether interviewing experts, chatting with my friend Susie, or getting the lowdown from my own teenagers.Ā
Susie - friend, Mindfulness guru, and fellow parent in the trenches - brings her wisdom and personal stories to help us contemplate a different perspective.
No one has this parenting thing masteredāeven parents or experts who seem like they do. Making mistakes isnāt failing, itās learning. And good parenting? Itās a lifelong journey.
At the heart of it all, our kids just want to be loved for who they are, not just what they do so ditch perfection and choose connection.Ā
š Do you have a question, a story, or just need to vent? Drop me a line at [email protected] (total privacy, no judgment, promise).
What the Independent Podcasting Awards Said:
š£ļø āThe advice in this podcast is universally helpfulānot just for parents of teenagers.ā
šļø āA great mix of personal stories and professional insightārefreshing, informative, and packed with extra resources.ā
š āThe chemistry between Rachel and Susie is fantastic. Itās like sitting down with smart, funny friends who actually get it.ā
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 157
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Teen dating. Talking about relationships or 'help, my son's come home with a hickey!' 58
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Stacy messaged to tell us that her son had come home with a hickey for a second time, and she wasn't sure whether her ā¦
Emotional intelligence and how we can help ourselves, and our teens to develop it. 57
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Everybody knows intelligence is important, but until the 90's we relied on the testing of IQ to measure it. The probleā¦
Gap years: What is a gap year and should our teens take one? 56
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I'd never heard of a Gap Year until I took one, but it was life-changing; in a good way.
Whether your teen is startingā¦
Grief: Supporting our kids through the worst. 55
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Parenting tweens and teens is challenging enough, but when someone in the family becomes seriously ill or dies, it canā¦
Anxiety: How to help your teen with anxiety, an interview with Renee Mill, Senior Clinical Psychologist. 54
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For most of our episodes I research a topic and discuss it with Susie. We covered anxiety some time ago in that formatā¦
Christmas and holiday stress with teenagers and tweens. 53
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A holiday is when someone is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax. That's according to the Cambridge Dicā¦
Transitioning to secondary school: What we wish we'd known about preparing our tweens & teens, and ourselves. 52
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The transition from junior to senior school can be thrilling; the chance to meet a much bigger group of kids, and gainā¦
Memory: The critical tool that helps us do far more than pass exams. 51
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In this interview with Danielle Winton of Memory Strategy we talked about:Ā
* Why we should care about memory stategiesā¦
Snapchat addiction; the app that's a fantastic way to connect, or a cynical exploitation of your teenager's time? 50
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Snapchat has become a must-have for most teens, because it's now the way they stay in touch with their friends. The fiā¦
Bigorexia: Teens eating everything in the house, muscle building, and Bigorexia. 48
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Boys and men who display a muscular physique that's 'ripped', or 'cut'Ā get more likes and shares than other accounts ā¦
Anger issues: tips for dealing with an explosive and angry teen. 47
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We all loose our cool sometimes. but teenagers can find it particularly challenging to stay calm or calm down when enrā¦
Masculinity, and positive ways of supporting our teenage boys: An interview with Mike Nicholson from Progressive Masculinity. 46
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The term toxic masculinity has been gaining traction, and is often used to talk about the type of masculinity where meā¦
New relationships: Introducing your new partner to your teen.45
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What's better than falling in love again, particularly after a divorce or breakdown of a previous relationship? If youā¦
Risk-taking teens; the good news about bad behaviour.. 44
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We all know that teenagers need their friends, and spending time with others protects against anxiety and all sorts ofā¦
Teenagers Untangled: Who we are and how you can use the podcast.
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OtoZen ā a new driving safety app
Are you worried about your teenager getting distracted behind the wheel?Ā
The OtoZen aā¦
Social media, and how to help your teens be their best selves online, with Natasha Devon MBE. 43
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An interview with Natasha Devon MBE: We parents often struggle with our fears about how to protect our teens when theyā¦
Sleep; the free performance enhancer for our teens with no side effects. 42
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Everything seems better when we've had enough sleep; our mood is more stable, our response times are faster, we can coā¦
Conflict resolution skills can deepen your relationship with your teen; here's how. 41
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Conflict is normal - but it often escalates during teenage years because our kids are trying to assert their own wisheā¦
40: Exam revision - Parenting through the pressure.
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It's pre-exam time of year again, and oh boy it's tough for our teens.
Does yours have a colour-coded revision scheduleā¦
Relationships and sex: how young is too young? 39
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Most first world countries agree that the age of consent is around sixteen, but teenagers don't suddenly awake to theiā¦