Panic-free and resources advice for those with teenagers and adult children: stay calm, repair rifts, live in harmony, set boundaries, embrace the moments of messy failure and stay connected. Feel less alone.
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Phrases to use, what's really going on by age group for the new term (and how to deal with it ). Plus links to practical resources by experts and the idea of a 'small yes'.
If parenting teenagers has left you feeling surprisingly lonely, you're not imagining it, it's normal and I wish we'd talk about it more.
It's you they'll turn to on results day: this is your guide to grades, clearing, retakes and all the emotional stuff. Here's what to say and how to celebrate them well.
...... keep these in your back pocket
Everything you need before you drop at uni: what to pack, how clearing works, surviving results day — with experts Zoe Cooke and Joules Sweeney. An audio conversation.
I recently found out how to use this effortless tool which reminds your teen or twenty something of their childhood and calms everyone down. It's quick and easy & you can do it today.
Food guru Claire Thomson went viral with her affordable recipes to prep her daughter for leaving home - it's the practical & emotional advice I wish I'd had before leaving my teens on drop -off day.
Don't panic, it's easier than you think to connect to your older adolescents as they test boundaries post exams & pre-college, Uni/6th form. This is the summer they grow up - here's how you let them.
...... And I think it could help you too, whatever stage you are in right now.
It's easy, everyone can do it and perfecting it will make family life more harmonious. (This is an update version with new tips)
