Parenting Teens

Advice and tips for parenting teenagers

Awesome Things about Raising 12 Year Olds

I had coffee with a friend yesterday who is also a Mum to a 12-year-old tween daughter. At one point, […]

We’ve recently hired a Kip McGrath maths tutor for our daughter. Year 8 has been a tough one for Flea

How was your Mothers Day? Mine was… very us. Hockey at some ungodly hour of the morning, then home to

Parenting a 12 year old is weird. Seriously. It has become painfully apparent over the past six months that the

Flea lost her iPhone yesterday. At 12 years of age, this is basically the same as being disconnected from life

Welcome to my annual roundup – it’s time for 2017 in photos! It’s December 30 and that means it’s time

Flea is 12 now and I’m fully aware it’s time to start helping her become more independent. But wow, it isn’t

Being a COOL Mum *cough* means that I like to get down with the kids and listen to the youth

This week I had to go into school to meet with one of Flea’s teachers. In my head, I’d planned