# The Candy Club: Panic-free parenting teens & adult kids 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. Page: Feed: --- ## [Useful tips my four kids taught me about back to school feelings and emotions](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/useful-tips-my-four-kids-taught-me) _2026-08-17 · Lorraine Candy_ 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'. ## [The Quiet Loneliness of Parenting Teenagers](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/the-quiet-loneliness-of-parenting) _2026-08-10 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. ## [Results Day 2026: Your Panic-Free Guide to A-Levels & GCSEs](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/results-day-2026-your-panic-free) _2026-08-03 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. ## [Phrases to use when your teens ambush you with requests](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/phrases-to-use-when-your-teens-ambush) _2026-07-27 · Lorraine Candy_ ...... keep these in your back pocket ## [Uni Guide 2026: Results Day, Student Finance, Clearing, Drop-Off, Freshers Week - Don't Panic!](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/uni-guide-2026-results-day-student) _2026-07-22 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. ## [Body Doubling: A Simple Parenting Trick I Just Discovered](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/body-doubling-the-simple-parenting) _2026-07-17 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. ## [One mum wrote her daughter a cookbook before uni. I asked her to help me get yours ready too](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/one-mum-wrote-her-daughter-a-cookbook) _2026-07-13 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205483404/b8571548a371119622dd1e92d537241e.mp3) ## [How to Stay Close to Your Teen This Summer: Ask Less, Do Less, Start One New Ritual](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/how-to-stay-close-to-your-teen-this) _2026-07-10 · Lorraine Candy_ 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. ## [This phrase made me rethink my parenting ....](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/this-phrase-made-me-rethink-my-parenting) _2026-07-06 · Lorraine Candy_ ...... And I think it could help you too, whatever stage you are in right now. ## [Earn crypto from idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/01Exoc9exbKy) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI command, connect your GPU, and start receiving crypto payouts. ## [The teen parenting tip that changed family life](https://lorrainecandy.substack.com/p/the-teen-parenting-tip-that-changed) _2026-07-03 · Lorraine Candy_ It's easy, everyone can do it and perfecting it will make family life more harmonious. (This is an update version with new tips)