A parent's guide to teen self-discovery In the years since I started my podcast, and watched closely as my bonus daughters and teens developed, I've learned that identity formation is perhaps the most complex and critical journey of adolescence. It…
Welcome to our disorienting parenting world. Here's my clutch of question prompts for parents. A few days ago the mother of a 10 year old asked, ‘Should I get my son to watch the show? I’m not quite sure.’ There was an immed…
How Your Mindset Can Unlock Your Teen's Motivation It's easy for us parents to fall into the trap of believing that teenagers are inherently short-sighted, illogical, and incapable of making wise decisions. So many of things they do seem to back u…
41% of parents and caregivers say they are so stressed they cannot function most days." This was in the report, Parents Under Pressure, issued by the US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy". Some of the key factors outlined in the report include things…
One of my husband’s long standing friends moved to Florida when he graduated, but he always stays with us when he’s in the UK. His daughters were home-schooled and we’ve vaguely followed their progress all the way to the latest sta…
I never went to a festival as a teen. I didn’t have any money, and I didn’t know anyone else who did. Still, I did some pretty ‘exciting’ things at the age my kids went to their first festival alone. I was sixteen when I mov…
I began this podcast in December of the year my youngest was 13. To be honest, if my friend hadn't told me she needed me to make a podcast to help her it simply wouldn't have occurred to me to start one. Yes, my skillset is audio/visual and present…
I've had the immense privilege of hosting a bunch of girls for five days, being entrusted to listen in on the highs and lows of their lives. It prompted me to ask listeners who follow me on Instagram what they would like to know. The questions were …
The 'do hard things', or 'less validation' model. The whole point of my podcast is to hand back some agency to parents who've grown accustomed to thinking they don't really know what they're doing, or that they know exactly what they're doing and w…
Every loving parent wants their kid to succeed and be happy. The difficulty is that success and happiness are ephemeral concepts. Sure, there are lots of books and articles about children who’ve achieved great things, and the parents tha…
