Articles Tagged: MarianneKavanagh
Surviving Teenagers or Why they never tell you the whole truth
Teenagers don't necessarily lie. But they are definitely economical with the truth. Everything's on a need-to-know basis - ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Are they all addicted to screens?
I'm worried by how much time my teenagers spend staring at screens. But it's hard to know whether they're addicted or just ...
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Why I don't want to be a Facebook friend to my children
You don't want your son to be bullied. You don't want your daughter to be groomed by a paedophile. You don't want your ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why nothing belongs to you any more
My 17-year-old is watering the neighbour's plants (for a fee). One evening, unable to find his trainers, he squashed his feet ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why it's pointless to give advice
It was different when they were little. Everything seemed so clear-cut. Don't eat sweets between meals. Stop hitting your ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why they make you feel so incredibly old
Babies make you look young. New life, fertility, spring lambs. Children under 12 make you look amazing, because it's ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why do they file everything on the floor?
My 19-year-old has just come home. He's back for a few weeks before he disappears off to university. I went upstairs to his ...
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