Lockdown lessons and back to school for teens and tweens
Hello and welcome back, dear readers. The summer is close to over and it’s time for the school bells to start ringing out again across the UK. In fact in …
Joanne Gray
Helping teens in lockdown
Another month has slipped past; life as we knew it, is but a distant memory and the unrelenting tedium of queuing, household chores and home schooling makes many of us …
Teens & Tweens: Parenting In A Pandemic
Welcome back, dear readers. I hope you are all keeping well and safe. Normally with the advent of Spring we are looking forward to new beginnings and for many of …
The good, bad, and funny aspects of parenting teens
BritMums blogger Joanne Gray at Mother of Teenagers rounds up this month’s best tips, advice and anecdotes from fellow parents of teenagers to help navigate the complicated world of adolescence. …
Parents share their tips for raising teens & tweens
BritMums blogger Joanne Gray at Mother of Teenagers selects the best advice on raising teens and tweens for this month’s round-up. Discover tips from fellow parents on everything from planning …
Teens & Tweens: Holidays, exam results & letting go
The summer holiday is close to over and the new school, college and university years are on the horizon. Despite the habitual parental groans that precede the summer holiday period, …
Teens & Tweens: Celebrating teenagers
Oversharing details about our children on social media and where to draw the line in terms of protecting their privacy is a subject of much debate, but this is nowhere …
Teens & Tweens: Navigating the teenage years
Parenting is a journey of discovery but most parents of teens & tweens would say it takes on a whole new meaning in the secondary years. Those glorious milestones of …
Teens & Tweens: How to handle teenagers – Humour helps!
Who doesn’t feel better after a good laugh? Laughter is widely acclaimed as the best medicine for your health as well as for dealing with a difficult situation and parenting …