Teenagers

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Spending time with your teen

Advice on spending quality time with your teenager
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Parenting teens

Advice on parenting teens
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What your teenager needs

Advice for parents on adjusting your parenting as your teen grows up
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Advice on living with teenager...

Advice for parents on how to live more peacefully together
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Advice for parents and carers ...

Learn how to recognise if your child is part of a gang
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Teen violence at home

When teenage anger turns to violence and aggression
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How do you discipline teenager...

Understand how your style of discipline changes as your child becomes a teenager
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Young people and the law

Find out more about young people and the law
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What is a parenting order?

Understanding what is a Parenting Order
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Advice on going to court with ...

Advice for any parent who has to go to court with their child
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What to do if your teen gets a...

Find out what to do if your teenager gets arrested
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What to do if your teen is lyi...

Find out why your teenager might be lying to you or stealing
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Dealing with anger in teenager...

Dealing with anger in teenagers advice for parents
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Advice if you are worried your...

Advice if you are worried your teen is at risk of extremism or radicalisation
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Teens and risky behaviour

Tips on talking with your teen to help keep them safe
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Communicating with teenagers

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The importance of communicatin...

How to keep the channels of communications open with your teenager
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Encouraging your teenager to c...

Encouraging your teenager to communicate
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Rules of good communication

How to communicate well with your teenager
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Parenting teens during Covid 1...

Being stuck at home for weeks on end will be a huge test for all families. Even if parents and teens get on reasonably well, there may be problems that arise because of being in the home day after day.
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Conversation not confrontation

How can parents and teenagers learn to talk to each other?
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You and your teen

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Empty nest syndrome

Support and advice for parents facing an empty nest when the children leave home
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Health and wellbeing

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Peer pressure

Advice on the effect of peer pressure on your teen and how to support them
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Teenagers and sleep

Information on why teenagers have different sleeping patterns and how to support them in getting enough quality sleep
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Teenage depression

Teenage depression advice for parents if you are worried about your teen. You can also chat to us online for support
- Secondary
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Body image

Advice for parents on understanding the impact of body image and how to help promote a healthy body image
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Eating disorders

How to help you child if they have an eating disorder
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Self harm

Understanding self-harm and the impact it has
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Runaway teens

Advice on what you can do if you’re worried your teen might run away
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Teens on holiday

Read our advice if you teenager wants to go away travelling with friends
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Teens and exercise

How to encourage teens to maintain a healthy lifestyle
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Emotions of teens during Covid...

Supporting your teen's emotional health during the Covid-19 outbreak
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Teens mental health during the...

Supporting your teens mental health during the Covid-19 outbreak
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Drugs and alcohol

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Underage drinking

When and how do you get talking about alcohol?
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Talking to teenagers about dru...

As a parent, it’s a good idea to fully understand the facts about drugs
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Drugs what are the signs?

Advice if you think your teenager is taking drugs and you need to know what to do.
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Real life stories

Three parents tell their stories of what happened when their children became addicted to drugs
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A-Z guide to drugs

Illegal drugs guide for parents - find out more about the most common drugs your teen might be using and what the effects are
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Teenage parties

Teenage parties - advice on managing underage drinking and ensuring everyone stays safe.
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School and learning

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School truancy

Advice on truancy, the law and tips on how to support your child back into school
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Choosing school subjects

Top ten tips to support your child's future career plans
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Getting ready for university

Advice for parents whose child is about to go to university
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Career choices for teens

There are lots of decisions for your child to make about their future
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Exam stress

How to support your teenager through their exams
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Online

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Gaming

Advice for parents if you are worried your child's gaming
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The impact of sexting

Advice on what it is, why teens engage in this and how to talk to them about it
- Secondary
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Helping your teen stay safe on...

Online safety is essential as access to the internet means that information is just a click away
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Teenagers and technology

How technology can help teens to learn and socialise but also how parents need to help them do this
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Understanding chat rooms

Advice on how to help teens stay safe in online chat rooms
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Impact of social media on teen...

Understanding the impact of social media on teenagers' mental health
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Relationships and sex

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Teenage pregnancy

Advice on supporting your teen if they are pregnant
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Coming out

Read our advice on supporting your child if they are LGBTQ
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Talking about sex and relation...

Advice on talking about sex to your teen to make sure they stay safe
- Secondary
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Talking to your teenager about...

Advice on how to talk to your teenager
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Abusive relationships

It's important that young people know that abuse in relationships is not normal or acceptable
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Your influence on your teen's ...

Adivce on how your attitude can influence your teenager
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Talking about consent

How to talk to your teen about sexual consent
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Healthy Relationships

Helping your teen understand what makes a healthy relationship
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Teen crushes

How to support your teen when they are going through this phase
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Family relationships

Family routines

How to establish positive family routines
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Positive discipline

As a parent we want our child to be happy and content. Positive discipline is about helping children understand the consequences of their behaviour.
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Work life balance

7 tips for a positive work life balance
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Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
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Health and wellbeing

Top 10 tips for a happier fami...

How to have a happier family, from communicating well, boundaries and spending quality time together
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Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
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Divorce

Paternity tests

Advice on why you might want to get one and the steps to take
- Primary
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Mental health

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Stress, anxiety & depression

Coping during the Covid 19 out...

Advice for families in self isolation
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Boundaries and discipline

Positive discipline

As a parent we want our child to be happy and content. Positive discipline is about helping children understand the consequences of their behaviour.
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Arguments and disagreements

Sibling rivalry

Read our advice if you are children are arguing constantly
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Family finances

Grown up and living at home

Advice for parents whose grown up child is still living at home
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Becoming a step-family

Stepfamily living arrangements

Read our advice if you are planning to live together as a stepfamily
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Social services involvement

Maintaining contact with your ...

Maintaining contact with your child in care
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Last updated: August 2023