Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.

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Rachel Richards and Susie Asli

Best Self-Improvement podcast - Independent Podcast AwardsWe believe you don't have to be an expert to be a great parent so we're... more

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66: Online grooming, how to keep our teens and tweens safe, how to spot if your child has fallen prey, and what to do next.

The full effects of lockdown are only now becoming apparent, according to the Internet Watch Foundation, a UK organisation which... more

06 Dec 2023 · 33 minutes

65: Eating disorders: An interview with Beat representative Umairah Malik. What we parents need to know, including warning signs, where to go for help, and practical things we can do or say that might make a difference.

One in eight UK teenagers now suffers from an eating disorder, according to the latest figures from the UK's National... more

29 Nov 2023 · 32 minutes

64: Supportive parenting styles that enable teens to grow into capable adults.

We all want the best for our kids, but there's a tricky balancing act between giving them the freedom to... more

22 Nov 2023 · 33 minutes

63: How to: Talk to teens about pornography. An interview with Dr Mandy Sanchez of Culture Reframed.

Has your kid seen porn? Research says 1 in 3 kids have seen explicit, hardcore porn by the age of... more

15 Nov 2023 · 34 minutes

62: Charging rent: should you charge your teens and young adults rent and, if you do, what's the best way to go about it?

In an era where house prices have gone up, wages have stagnated, and young people are staying in the family... more

08 Nov 2023 · 33 minutes

61: Exercise: are teens doing enough, and what can we do to encourage them?

Nobody would argue against the benefits of exercise, but there are lots of school kids who dread physical education lessons,... more

01 Nov 2023 · 36 minutes

60: ‘Trans’ and gender confusion: what to say to teens when we’re often more confused than they are. An interview with expert psychotherapist Stella O'Malley.

The words non-binary, queer, trans, are regularly used in social media and the news nowadays. Many teens are far more... more

25 Oct 2023 · 29 minutes

59: Triggers and emotional spirals, also mobile phone bans and do schools know what to teach kids anymore?

In most episodes Rachel uses her journalistic background to trawl through studies and find out what a range of experts... more

18 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes

58: Marriage problems; should you split? And how to talk to a teenager about what’s happening.

Deciding to split can be an incredibly challenging time for any married couple, but knowing the impact it can have... more

11 Oct 2023 · 36 minutes

57: Talking to teens about dating and relationships or 'help, my son's come home with a hickey!'

Stacy messaged to tell us that her son had come home with a hickey for a second time, and she... more

04 Oct 2023 · 35 minutes

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66: Online grooming, how to keep our teens and tweens safe, how to spot if your child has fallen prey, and what to do next.

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.