Marianne Kavanagh

Columnist and features writer

Marianne Kavanagh is the mum of three teenagers, 19, 18 and 16. A former deputy editor of Marie Claire, she writes regularly for a host of titles, including the Telegraph, Easy Living and www.mydaily.co.uk.

Why are family days out so expensive?

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 22, 2012

It's time to punctuate the school holidays with a few family days out. But I'm strangely reluctant to go anywhere at all. I think I've been scarred by the past.

Surviving Teenagers: Why girls have it tough

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 21, 2012

Girls have it tough. Yes, it's hard for boys. Testosterone, constant competition (who's funniest, strongest, fastest, most popular), spots, sex, having to be cool...But teenage girls have it worse.

Surviving Teenagers: Why teenagers are like cats

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 14, 2012

Teenagers are like cats, according to a new survey*, because:

Surviving Teenagers: Welcome to exam season

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 8, 2012

Welcome to exam season. If you’ve got teenagers, you’re now treading that impossible line between encouragement and nagging.

Surviving Teenagers: Should parents crash the party?

By Marianne Kavanagh, Apr 30, 2012

Twice recently my 17-year-old has been to a party and the parents have joined in. Not right at the beginning, obviously. They haven’t formed a welcoming committee at the door.