Teenagers
Teenage sleep: agree one helpful change together
Talk about the whole evening, understand the challenge and choose a realistic sleep-supporting habit.
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Adele Hart
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Teenagers
After an argument with your teenager: how to begin the repair
Return when you are calmer, own your part clearly and agree a better way to handle the next disagreement.
Teenagers
Pocket money and first budgets: helping your teenager make choices
Agree what a small budget covers, practise tracking spending and review choices without shame.
Teenagers
Talking about puberty: small, straightforward conversations
Make body changes easier to ask about, respect privacy and help your child find reliable answers.
Teenagers
Starting secondary school: make the unfamiliar parts easier to picture
Turn broad worries into practical questions about people, places and the everyday school routine.
School years
Parents’ evening: leave with a clear picture and one next step
Prepare a few useful questions, ask for examples and agree who will do what after the meeting.
School years
Ending a gaming session: agree the stopping point before play begins
Understand the game, make the finish clear and plan what happens after the screen goes off.
School years
Sibling arguments: helping children disagree without hurting each other
Set a clear safety boundary, hear each child and agree a practical rule for the recurring problem.
School years
When mistakes feel enormous: helping a child try again
Acknowledge the disappointment, separate the mistake from the child and make the next attempt small enough to try.
School years
When your child does not want to read: finding a way back to stories
Separate reading enjoyment from practice, offer real choice and work with school when reading feels difficult.