Surviving Teenagers

Surviving Teenagers: Why they make you feel ancient

By Marianne Kavanagh, Feb 20, 2012

The little things teenagers do that make us all feel far too old for our liking

Surviving Teenagers: Why they never eat breakfast

By Marianne Kavanagh, Feb 13, 2012

Why teenagers are never up in time to eat breakfast before they leave the house

Surviving Teenagers: What do they know about money?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Feb 6, 2012

Teenagers have a hazy idea about finance, says research from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) this week. Over 70% of 16 to 18-year-olds don't know what APR stands for. "What's APR?" I say to my 17-year-old daughter.

Surviving Teenagers: The truth about sleepovers

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 30, 2012

When my son was 14, he said he was going to stay the night at Kate’s. "Stay the night?" I said, hysteria rising. "Lots of us," he said airily.

Surviving Teenagers: Coping with other parents

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 24, 2012

Sometimes I think the problem is not your own teenagers. It’s the parents of other teenagers who drive you insane.

Surviving Teenagers: When are you too old for cuddly toys?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 16, 2012

On Saturday afternoon, my 17-year-old daughter came home from a charity shop with a large fluffy tiger. She’s called him Raj.

Surviving Teenagers: Why serious conversations happen when you're not really listening

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 11, 2012

Serious conversations with teenagers always seem to happen when you're only half-listening. Sometimes this is a deliberate tactic.

Surviving Teenagers: How teens get out of doing the housework

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 4, 2012

Housework is no fun. We all know that. So it makes sense for everyone to get stuck in.Obviously, if you have teenagers, you don't expect a clean and tidy house. That would be madness.