Bringing up daughters is complicated. Empowerment messages and impressive achievements are everywhere, yet depression and anxiety are very real threats. This year’s International Day of the Girl Child, which comes up on the 11th of October, celebrates the incredible potential of girls worldwide, and recognizes their right to a ‘safe, educated and healthy life,…
Tag: Teenagers
5 Mistakes Parents Make With Teens & Tweens
teens are more likely to be at risk of promiscuous sexual behaviour
3 Ways Parents Can Influence Teenage Daughters
The most delicate age is between the ages of 13 and 14, when they think you are ‘mean’ with all your laws and they are desperately trying to be not like you at all, everything you say is lodging in there somewhere! Your child isn’t a little kid anymore. They’re a teen, or a tween…
3 Parenting Mistakes You Should Avoid With Teenagers
When it comes to parenting teenagers, many parents become apprehensive. Here are 3 parenting mistakes you should avoid with teenagers. Parents find it easier to train a young child who can still be shaped and moulded. When they reach the point of making their own decisions, parents can get scared of making too many mistakes…
Today’s Parenting Tip: Resist The Urge To Yell At Your Kids
From the department of the hopefully obvious: a study that tracked teenagers over time has found that yelling at younger teens makes things worse as they get older. If you have teenaged kids, the urge to shout at them can be pretty strong at times. A study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and…
Growing a Generation Who Doesn’t know How to Fail
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill Andy Braner, wrote an article on HuffingtonPost and the key things he raised are how parents today are raising children who are becoming adults who do not know how to fail. This issue is not only…