With Christmas on the horizon do teenager’s thoughts turn to sex? It’s a sobering thought, but there’s certainly a bit of a theme going on in this round-up.
Here’s what our teens and tweens (and their long-suffering parents) have been up to this month…
When do children start getting interested in the opposite sex (or the same sex in a romantic way)? For some, they might be well into their teens. For others, it starts earlier. A lot earlier. This post from Stressy Mummy about her 10 year old son’s string of girlfriends really made me smile.
Kids always seem to be in a hurry to grow up and one of their main aims is seems to learn to drive as soon as possible. But what about starting to learn at 12? Juggle Mum’s daughter did a Young Driver course for 11-17 year olds and it sounds like a really good idea! Is there one near you?
We all moan about our teenagers sometimes (OK, a lot of the time), but this post from Sounding Like is a real reminder of how lucky we all are to have them. When her 15 year old son was four weeks old, he became a heart patient and she didn’t know if he’d live for 15 hours, let alone 15 years.
Anita Cleare of Thinking Parenting is the queen of advice for parents of teenagers. I just wish I could remember and put into action every word of her posts! This post on online grooming is a really important one. We all want to think it couldn’t happen to our kids or that we would know. But it COULD happen and can we hand on heart say that we really would know?
Another one from Anita – on teenagers and sleep is one close to my own heart. Now if only my son could take it on board…
Which brings me conveniently onto my own kids and sleep. Over at MumofThree World I’ve been writing about choosing your battles in parenting. Sleep is one of those subjects I’ve chosen not to go too hard on, because it’s a battle I won’t win. What do you think? Should we lay down the law on everything or should we choose our battles?
Another challenge I’ve faced at MumofThree World this month is one of honesty. Two lies in one day mean I’m struggling a bit to trust my eldest son right now. Please tell me this is just a phase and he’ll grow out of it?
Want space from your kids? This beautiful, but slightly sad, post from 3 Children and It is a real reminder to be careful what you wish for. Because when your teens give you that space, on their own terms, it’s probably not what you were hoping for…
Let’s talk about sex baby… A Sunday lunchtime chat between Tattooed Mummy and her teenage daughter was a real eye-opener. While her daughter seems to have her head screwed on, it seems a lot of teens’ attitudes to sex are more careless than ever. Sobering and slightly scary reading!
With kids a fair few years older than my own, Best Dad I Can Be is alway useful at letting us know what the future holds. Or scaring us, whichever way you want to look at it. His account of taking his teenagers to parties is no exception…
That’s about all for this month, but feel free to add your posts to the linky or tweet them to me for inclusion in next month’s round-up.
About Sarah Wood
Sarah is mum to a teenage boy and a tween boy and girl. When it comes to primary school stuff, she's got it sussed. But she's realising that as secondary school and puberty hit, she's still got a lot to learn! Between tweeting, blogging and parenting, Sarah is a freelance PR and copywriter, who still finds time to run long distances and eat a lot of chocolate. It doesn't leave much time for housework.
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Anita Cleare
Sunday 6th of December 2015
Thanks so much for the mention - I can't recall ever having been called queen of anything before so I shall bask in that one all day! (Well, until the teens emerge from their beds and start treating me like domestic slave / taxi driver and I come back down with a bump!)