Leaving my son home alone
I wrote very recently about wondering when is the right time to give my 16 year old son more freedom. He’s coming to the end…
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Teenagers – when is the right time to let go?
My 16 year old son is pretty well behaved. He doesn’t skip school, he doesn’t go out without us knowing where he is and he…
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Holiday with our teenager
We have two teenage boys. While one of them displays some definite teenage behaviour – he’s stubborn, he goes to bed to late and he…
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The importance of Scout camps
Whenever I write about Scout camps, people say to me that they couldn’t bear it if their kids went away. They don’t know how they…
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The French exchange: Loud ‘n’ Proud
My teenage son is many things. But he is rarely caring or responsible. He’s not a bad kid by any means, but he’s a typical…
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Independence
How much independence does a tween need? Is it the same as how much they want? And how do you balance that with the needs…
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Breakfast solution
I’ve been feeling a bit low again. To be honest, in the words of Manic Street Preachers, ‘I’m happy being sad’. I don’t want to…
