Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug
Hello, I'm Rachel Richards, former BBC Correspondent, CNBC Europe World News Anchor and mum, on a mission to make parenting teens much less stressful, and even enjoyable.
Why not try listening to my award-winning ‘hug’ where you can put down the baggage your parents handed you and relax.
It’s your chance to reflect on what's in your baggage; what's still working, and what needs to be tossed aside. You'll also pick up skills and ideas to help you navigate each new stage of your parenting journey.
Each week, I pick a topic, research it, and find you the best answers. Whether interviewing experts, chatting with my mindfulness guru friend, Susi Asli, or getting the lowdown from my own teenagers.
You'll hear what experts are saying about the problems we face and the way other parents are struggling. It’s a chance to think about your parenting, shame and judgement free.
As the world leading expert on your own child you can then make your own choices about what works for you and your family.
Do you have a question, a story, or just need to vent? Drop me a line at teenagersuntangled@gmail.com (total privacy, no judgment, promise).
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Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug
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Fan Mail
loved this episode so much and about to share with everyone I know! The one thing I would add to the list (she writes, out on her morning jog) is working out what your non-negotiable is as a parent (in terms of your own self-preservation for playing the long game) and making sure it just always happens, no excuses. For me it’s morning exercise - a run or a swim or some yoga (or two or all three this week as I’m on hols in suffolk!!!!!!) - and then I’m set up for the day to be the mum I’m going to be. So that’s just one thing I’d add - making sure we all do one thing each day just for ourselves and having no guilt about it, even when we are asked to do something for or with our kids as we are leaving the house. I’m also much better at working out the negative non-negotiable: it’s taken me years and years to realise I’m just a much nicer, happier, better mum when I don’t really drink, for example. Working out what you're not going to do or be - fun spritzer mum!! - can be as important as working out what you are going to do or be. Again, once decided it removes the guilt. But for others I know that sundowner would be their ring fenced non-negotiable! Anyway, thanks so much for all your work and research and engagement and curiosity. You guys really prop us all up. And happy birthday! You are looking INCREDIBLE for 100!!! x x Tara
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