Girlhood relationships are so important, yet they can be both wonderful and awful in the same week. Friendship fallouts hurt, but tweens and teens need to know that arguing doesn’t have to be the end of the friendship. Developmentally, some squabbling is vital because The post When Friendships go Wrong for Girls appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

Boys have body image issues and are more body conscious than we realise. Unfortunately, boys are far less likely to address their own body image concerns and are more likely to struggle alone, because body image issues have long been thought of as 'a girl thing'. Our boys also tend to laugh off... The post Boys have Body Image Issues too appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

The party culture begins to build in Year/Grade 9, sometimes very quickly. Although most young people at this age will choose not to drink, alcohol starts to become a part of their socialising experience, usually at pre-parties, with a small but influential group regularly drinking, some to excess. Instead of... The post 6 tips on Young Teens, Sleepovers and Parties appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

How can you help your young person navigate the year ahead at high school? Parenting author, Sharon Witt, provides some ideas for parents to support their tweens and teens on their journey. The post Starting Secondary School – Top Tips appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

What the studies discovered is that kids who were expected to participate in doing chores developed a stronger work ethic, and a strong work ethic leads to success in... The post Chores Lead to Success, Later in Life (even if teens don’t love them!) appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

A factor we now understand is that parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to young teen drinkers. It comes from the mistaken belief that... The post Parties and Alcohol – Do parents have any influence on teens? appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

Adults can sometimes assume that teens are coping with the overload of media reported trauma - while quietly - they are imploding. (Includes ? link) The post Media Reported Trauma – 10 Tips for supporting young people appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

Although family meal time on its own is not a magic bullet for emotional health, evidence suggests that teens who take part in family meals display less delinquency, greater academic achievement, improved wellbeing... (Includes ? link) The post The Power of Family Meals appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

One of the biggest challenges facing parents of tween and teen boys is how to keep them reading. How do I know this? Because they tell me. The post 30 books for boys aged 13, 14 and 15 appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more

Vaping and teens is the topic on every school principal’s mind right now. Paul Dillon tells me that we have not seen this kind of drug related issue come back on school grounds since the early 80s. The post Talking about vaping, alcohol & other drugs appeared first on Raising Teens ..read more