When my daughter turned 13, it honestly felt like somebody had swapped my child overnight. The girl who used to sit on the kitchen bench chatting while I cooked dinner would now…
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As your child approaches their teenage years, they’ll want more independence, their emotions will run higher and you might see more disagreements in your household. By Simone Hain This is normal. Adolescence…
If you’ve ever found yourself cutting the crusts off a sandwich for a child who can now beat you at Wordle, welcome. You’re in the thick of the tween years, that curious…
Sadly, independence doesn’t show up on a our kids’ doorstep like a package we ordered on Amazon. Instead, independent humans are built little by little, in all the tiny daily moments we…
Being a parent can be hard work. It throws conundrums our way that we never knew existed, often at the very time when we don’t have the energy/time/financial resources to deal with…
If you’ve ever tried to get a 13-year-old off the Xbox before midnight, you’ll know that setting boundaries and teens can be like trying to wrestle an octopus into a string bag.…