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Jenny Warwick - Counsellor and parenting expert working with parents and carers of early adolescents and teenagers
Mean Teens: Why is my teenager so unpleasant to be around?
When our children hit puberty (generally when they are 10 to 12 years old), the emotional centres of their brains become super-powered. This also means that their ability to maintain perspective is not so great in comparison. They become emotionally labile - their emotions are all over the place - meaning they tend to become […]
Your teen’s mental health starts with yours
Being a parent is hard, and it doesn’t get any easier when your kids hit adolescence. There’s a saying that you’re only ever as happy as your unhappiest child and sayings are often true. It certainly causes a lot of distress to parents when their child is distressed. It's easy to feel shame, hopelessness and […]
Help your teen get to sleep at night: 9 tips
Teens need around eight to 10 hours of sleep each night, but few are getting even the minimum. So, although this is the time of life when they need sleep the most, they just aren’t getting enough. What are the effects of lack of sleep? Lack of sleep has a real impact on our mental […]