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The Importance of Keeping in Touch With Your Teen

October 23, 2021

How often do you call your teen? Text them? Send a message on Facebook or Instagram to let them know how much you love and care for them? If the answer is not as often as it should be, this blog post will help. Here are why it’s crucial to stay in touch with your…

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Preparing Teens To Fly The Nest

October 6, 2020

Statistics show that a growing number of people now continue to live at home into their twenties. Still, if your teen is leaving home for university or to live with their partner, you must help them prepare. While your child will still need you once they’ve flown the nest, this is one phase where your…

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- Parenting
Is Putting A Tracker On Your Child’s Phone An Invasion Of Their Privacy?

February 12, 2020

The mobile phone or smart phone is now well and truly a part of modern society. There is no doubt that the benefits of a smart phone completely outweigh the disadvantages. However, a couple of difficult questions I have been asking myself recently are: what age should children have a smart phone? Should we be…

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- motoring
[ad] Find The Right Car For Your Teen

February 2, 2020

Are you at the point where it’s time to start looking at cars for your teen? If so, there are a few things that you need to consider. Keeping these factors in mind will ensure that you don’t make any mistakes when you are shopping for used cars on the market. Pexels Source CCO License…

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Teen Years: Driving Fears

May 17, 2019

You have been vigorously saving for college as your teenager continues to grow older and older. You take them to get their permit, they take driving classes, and all of a sudden, they are able to get behind the wheel by themselves. How did that happen so quickly? You begin to wonder, “How can I…

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- mental health
My Mental Health: The Stigma Of Mental Health Needs Eradicating For Our Young Peopled

January 30, 2019

First of all I would like thank Susie over at So Happy In Town. She has inspired this post with her amazing campaign. #itsoktofeelshit. The stigma surrounding mental health has certainly been broken down a lot since I was first diagnosed with depression in my teenage years. Back in those days I was quite simply…

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- social media
Did Instagram Contribute To A 14 Year Old Taking Her Own Life?

January 28, 2019

Last week there was numerous newspaper articles and television stories about a father who is convinced that Instagram contributed to his 14 year old daughter taking her own life. This is because of the content that is readily available on Instagram concerning self harm and suicide. She was apparently viewing this very easily on the…

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- social media
Instagram Event At Facebook HQ London Protecting Our Teens In Association With Mumsnet

December 12, 2018

On Monday I travelled up to London for an Instagram event at Facebook HQ. To a lot of people that might not be a big deal, but for me it was a very big deal! I have been blogging for a long time now and I have lost count of the amount of times I…

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- Parenting
Advising Your Children In Their Teens: Don’t Do It

February 19, 2018

Regular readers of my blog will know that I am a father of five children, two of them have left their teenage years oh yes! Thank god for that, one is still a teenager, please oh ! Please let the next two years go quickly, haha! And of course I have five year old twin…

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- Parenting
When Should We Expect Children To Become Responsible For Their Actions

January 26, 2018

Today’s children and young adults are increasingly not taking responsibility for their actions. You see this so often on TV, social media and in general life. My question is who’s fault is this? For not wanting to cause outrage, it’s us as parents. Many parents teach their children right from wrong from a very early…

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