Articles Tagged: worry
Help! My teen wants a party
As the festive season looms the question every parent of teens dreads is, "Can if I have a party?" Of course even worse is not asking, so you come home one day and find your house trashed.
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Off to university: Have you prepared your teenager properly?
Although most 18 year olds think of themselves as adults, the first term at university can be tough: freshers flu, budgeting, making new friends, and of course, the academic work.
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Big Mouth for Mummy: The rise of the helicopter parent
Go on. Admit it. You're a helicopter parent aren't you? Not game to fess up? You're not the only one.
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Patsy Palmer: I would love to have more babies
Much to our excitement, we were were invited by Thorntons (the yummy chocolate folk) to have afternoon tea with Patsy Palmer ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why you can never stop worrying when they are out
A boy at my son's school was stabbed the other day. Not at school, or near school, or even in this part of London. But it's ...
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Why we mothers earn the right to feel guilty
Everyone knows that mums feel guilty all the time. It goes with the territory. We make the best decisions we can, and then ...
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Surviving Teenagers or Why you never know where they are
Years ago, when I was a teenager, arrangements stuck. You met at 7pm outside the cinema, or at 11am in Top Shop. Your parents ...
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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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