Tag Archive for: parenting teens

Location Sharing Apps: Some Pros and Cons for Parents to Consider

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By: Joni Boyd

Do you have a location sharing app on your phone? Read more

Clashing with Your Teens? 3 Practical Steps for Dealing with Conflict

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By: Mikala Sinfield

Parents want to pass on their wisdom, experience and values to their children – but it’s not always easy, particularly when your children are in their teen years. Read more

Helping Young People to Find Motivation

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By: Helping Hands TV

The many pressures and expectations being faced by young people today makes it harder than ever before for them to find motivation, according to Brett Ryan from Focus on the Family. Read more

High School Exam Support Tips for Parents

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By: Collett Smart

Exam time can be a stressful period for the whole family. I’m thinking ‘first year of High School’ exams, the bigger ‘final years of school’ exams and the ‘end of each year’ exams in general. Read more

Do You Interrupt Your Child’s Study to Ask How It’s Going? Try This Instead

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By: Amy Cheng

Parents are unknowingly hindering their child’s studying when they go into their rooms and ask how their study is going, a new survey has revealed – students also revealed the ways in which parents could be helpful in the lead up to exams. Read more

Parties and Alcohol – Do Parents Have Any Influence on Teens?

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By: Collett Smart

Festivities can be so much fun, and parties provide opportunities for socialising and a little freedom for older teens. Read more

6 Tips on Young Teens, Sleepovers and Parties

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By: Collett Smart

There is something both exhilarating and scary about the freedom that comes with being a teenager. Some of the teens I chat with mention how much they love going out with friends, but feel conflicted about the peer pressure around sleepovers, parties and alcohol. Read more

The Importance of Touch in Raising Teens – Tips for Parents

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By: Collett Smart

A shortage of healthy touch can have detrimental effects on our health and wellbeing, even leading to psychologically damaging effects.
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Connecting with Teens – 6 Tips

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By: Collett Smart

“I love teenagers!” Yet… I find that whenever I say this phrase people look at me and chuckle, as if waiting for the punchline. There is none. Read more

Traumatic Events in the News: 10 Tips for Supporting Young People

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By: Collett Smart

Weekly news reports of traumatic images and stories of pain and destruction such as; natural disasters (bushfires, floods, volcanoes and earthquakes), the coronavirus, terrorist attacks, threats of war and shootings can cause great concern in children. Read more