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
Teachers: how, and why, we should talk to our teenager's teachers. 38
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We all want our kids to do well at school, but when they become teenagers there's a tendency for both schools and pareā¦
Emotional issues. How to not overreact. 37
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Nobody likes blowing a fuse when their teen does something that triggers them, but we all do it at some point.Ā
Nicky aā¦
Stress: Techniques for dealing with the pressures of parenting. 36
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The stress of parenting doesnāt go away when theyāre teenagers, it just changes. We may have more physical space, but ā¦
Vaping teens. How to educate and discourage them. 35
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Nicotine is considered highly addictive, and sales of vapes to teens are illegal, but the numbers of teens vaping nicoā¦
School avoidance: what to do if your teen is missing school. 34
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The 'social contract' between families and schools has been broken during the pandemic, and ongoing absence of kids isā¦
Masculine role models: Andrew Tate, misogyny, red pills, and the manosphere. 33
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We've been asked by a listener to discuss how we talk to our boys about influential online figures like Andrew Tate, wā¦
Rules: Consequences, and the teen who doesn't seem to care. 32
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Having kids can seem like a non-stop obstacle/crash course in how you get another living being to do things, whether fā¦
Make habit changes that actually work. 31
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We've all done it; new year, new me. By January the 11th the lustre has rubbed off our shiny resolutions and we're bacā¦
Step-children. Coping, and thriving, with a blended family. 29
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Having your own child can feel like an overwhelming responsibility at times,
but when you become a step-parent it's eveā¦
Parties for teens and tweens. Invitations, gatecrashers and alcohol. 28
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Parties can be life-enhancing, joyous, and a wonderful chance to meet new people, but when it's for a teenager it can ā¦
Christmas presents: is your teen ungrateful? 27
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Christmas is marketed as a time of magic and joy, but when it comes to your teenagers does it feel more like pressure ā¦
Friendships: How to support your āgeneration isolationā teens to build their social skills. 26
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Our teens have been dubbed Generation Isolation by the UK charity OnSide. It follows a poll which showed that 77% of yā¦
Entitled teens: How do I stop my teenager from being entitled? 25
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'Today's teenagers are far more hopeless than anything humanity has ever produced before,' according to Jeremy Clarksoā¦
Why identity is such an issue for teenagers. Also, stinky teens and what we can do about it. 24
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We've all heard about the phenomenon of a midlife crisis, but it's the teenage years when we first really become awareā¦
How to cope with an empty nest. Also do manners matter? 23
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Just under half a million teenagers will start university this autumn in the UK alone. Whilst it might be an exciting ā¦
Girls clothing choices, also talking with your teen about a change in your finances. 22
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Can you imagine a TV presenter wearing the same blue suit on-screen for 12 months and nobody noticing, or commenting?Ā ā¦
Disagreements over parenting styles, and future careers. 21
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In all honesty, very few of us thought about our partner's possible parenting style when we began dating them. I know ā¦
Drugs: How to talk to my teenager, and divorce and kids staying over. 20
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Drugs are everywhere; whether they are being peddled by pharmaceutical companies to fix medical problems, used as perfā¦
Mom guilt and when you donāt like your teenager's friends. 19
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As a parent, have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer size of your job and the range of the responsibilities it invā¦
Lying teenagers, and sibling comparisons. 18
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Have you ever caught your teenager lying to you?Ā Let's face it, lying is part of everyday life. In fact an entire filā¦