Parenting today isn’t what it was a generation ago. There’s more pressure, more noise, more to juggle. You’re trying to hold a career, relationships, household responsibilities, and your own mental health—while raising a teen who might be angry, distant, or hard to reach. You want to be the calm, present parent. But life throws curveballs. Stress builds. Reactions happen. And before you know it, another evening has passed, and you barely looked your child in the eye. It’s not

My parents were successful entrepreneurs back in their time. I was privileged growing up. We had nice cars, expensive clothes, regular trips abroad and more. When I was 13 years old, my dad bought us ( me and my siblings) a house across from our home. His business was expanding so he needed more space. But most importantly, he wanted us to start to learn to be independent. It was horrifying for us. We struggled for a wee while, but with support from my parents, we got there.

I have been watching the Netflix show “Ultimatum”. If you have not seen it, it’s basically about people giving each other ultimatum by going through a period of experience living with another person to find out if they want to marry the person they come in with. I am so addicted to it and fascinated by the psychology and human behaviour behind it. If you think about it, has any of your ultimatum worked? Or if any ultimatum you have received change you what you want and need,

I woke up at 2 AM thinking about my past relationships and my relationship with myself ( I think it’s the jet lag). 😣 To be fair, before I got married, I only had 3 relationships. ❌1st was for 3 months (My first love, totally broke my heart). ❌2nd was for about 10 years (on and off Rachel/Ross from Friends Scenario – a bad version of it). ❌3rd was for 3 years and didn’t get the happily ever after either. What I learned from my 3 relationships over the years were that… �

The majority of parents really struggle with their teens from time to time or all the time. They feel that they have lost their children when they turn into teenagers. They also often feel that they are not set up for success as parents as there are too many challenges that they have never been taught about how to manage and navigate this unique part of the parenting journey. They google, they attend parenting classes or parenting programmes, and nothing seems to have worked

If your teen seems distant, angry, or like they’ve shut you out—it doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It means they’re in a season of growing complexity, and the connection between you is being tested. And let’s be honest: no one taught us how to emotionally connect with a teenager who slams doors, rolls their eyes, or says “leave me alone.” But connection is still possible—even in the hardest moments. As a family therapist with 30+ years of experience, I’ve supported countless fami

Although nothing really prepares you for parenting, it doesn't mean that is it....😂 Let's start from the beginning. 1st, Nobody teaches you about how your child develops or what you need to do to make sure they develop well. Then everybody talks about how tricky it is to parent a teenager, but nobody shows you how to make it easier either. Everyone stumbles along, some families are lucky to have teenagers that don't rebel, some families struggle with their teens to the point

How to keep your teenager safe.. There are a few things here that we need to deliberate on when your teen is self-harming. There are increasing concerns for young people’s mental health and there are just not enough resources out there. There is a long waiting list for Child and Adolescent mental health service if you live in UK I won't go into details as to why teen self harm as every teen's circumstances are different and it would be irresponsible of me to generalise this.

Self-Care: love and nurture yourself You must be thinking how self-care has anything to do with parenting your teens with challenging behaviour. It is a very valid question as most of us struggle to put ourselves first and some may even consider this a selfish behaviour because as parents, we need to put our children first. They need us. It is correct. Our children need us. They need a parent that is patient, caring, understanding, containing, consistent, loving and so on. W

Many of us struggle with self confidence and have low self-esteem, including your teens. There are many contributing factors as to why your teens' behaviour is challenging ( again this is for another post), one thing we can be certain is that your teen is probably struggling with their self-confidence and esteem. Now picturing this going through their minds. Why am I different from my friends? My parents are arguing because of me, I am the problem I don't understand anything

If you have a teen that you are struggling with because of their challenging behaviour, I see you and feel your pain. It felt like everything you have tried is either worked for a fleeting moment or not worked at all, or it could be both. It is truly soul destroying and exhausting. However, before you really want to try any parenting strategies, you really need to better understand your unique family blueprint ( this is for some other time), and what it means by positive pare