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Shyness: How to support a teen who lacks self-belief and confidence.
Season 3 Episode 45
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We'd all love our kids to have self-belief, and the confidence to make friends easily. The problem is that it's not something we c…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sleeping in until late during the holidays.
Season 3 Episode 44
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When a lone mother came onto our Facebook group to look for support with her teenage son who's done very little with his summer ho…
2 years, 3 months ago
Public displays of affection and sex in your home.
Season 3 Episode 43
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Living with a teenager can make us feel queezy at times because we keep losing our bearings. They're changing rapidly, and bringin…
2 years, 3 months ago
Switching parental gears for their new school year.
Season 3 Episode 42
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The holidays are a great time to begin preparing our kids for the next year, but there's so much we could be doing it's hard to kn…
2 years, 3 months ago
Screen time advice for parenting teens & tweens: What works and what doesn't.
Season 3 Episode 41
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If you're a bit confused about how much you should be wading in on your young adolescent's screen time then you're not alone. The …
2 years, 3 months ago
Summer flip or summer flop? What will your teen be doing with their summer?
Season 3 Episode 40
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The amount of holiday teens get varies enormously around the world. For some, it's a much needed break from routine, for others it…
2 years, 3 months ago
Is your teen being lazy, or could they be lacking a key executive skill?
Season 3 Episode 39
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It's incredibly frustrating to parent a teen who seems smart but is constantly late, can't set effective goals, can't keep going a…
2 years, 4 months ago
Values, and how being strong about our own can help teens navigate a society of desires.
Season 3 Episode 38
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Hermes was a Greek god able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine, helped by his winged sanda…
2 years, 4 months ago
Exams, depression, work, national service, Sigma and Bigorexia,
Season 3 Episode 37
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I scan the newspapers daily to keep an eye on what's going on that might be relevant to us parents. I usually share it on my Insta…
2 years, 4 months ago
Failure to Launch: How to Help an Adult Child Move Forward
Season 3 Episode 36
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We all love our kids and hope for the best, but we also worry about how well they'll navigate life once they're old enough to leav…
2 years, 4 months ago