Articles Tagged: marianne kavanagh
Surviving Teenagers or Why they stay up so late
The other night, I thought we were being burgled. I crept downstairs, and there was my 17-year-old lying on the sofa in the ...
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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 Why girls wear so much make-up
Teenage make-up is getting heavier and heavier. As an eyeliner addict, I have no right to comment on anyone slapping on fake ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why they are never on time
Teenagers and punctuality don't mix. This is partly because they can't bear to waste time waiting for things to start. ...
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Why do some sponging parents take and never give?
Why are there some parents who walk all over us, who take and never give? Who simply sponge. Generally, it all works fine. ...
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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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