Parenting Teenagers Untangled
If you've found yourself wondering why is my teenager suddenly so angry? How much screen time is too much? Should I take their phone away at night? Why have they lost all motivation? What do I do about vaping, friendship problems, anxiety, parties, dating, exams… or a teenager who simply won’t talk to me? You're in the right place.
This podcast helps you become a Fearless Parent: One who fears less and wonders more. Whatever the problem, message us and we'll either discuss it on the podcast or let you know which episode is best for you because there’s a very good chance we’ve already talked about it on this podcast.
Teenagers Untangled has a huge and growing library of episodes covering the questions, worries and challenges that come with raising tweens and teenagers. Rather than scrolling through hundreds of episodes trying to find the right one, use the search bar to search for what’s happening in your family right now.
How to search:
Simply type a keyword or short phrase into the search box.
Try things like:
anger • anxiety • phones • motivation • sleep • ADHD • vaping • alcohol • friendship • school • exams • lying • boundaries • consequences • social media • first love • university • leaving home
You can also try different words if your first search doesn’t bring up exactly what you need. For example, if you’re worried about your teenager being rude, you might also search respect, anger, conflict or communication.
The search will bring up relevant Teenagers Untangled episodes so you can go straight to the conversations that are most useful to you.
Think of it as a parenting database, So don't feel you need to start with our newest episode — start with your question.
And if I haven't covered your question yet, tell me. Some of my best episodes begin with a question from a parent just like you.
Whatever stage you're at, you don't have to figure it all out from scratch. Chances are, we've already started untangling it.
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NOTES: So many listeners say they have rewound the episodes to write down notes, well now there’s no need. Paid subscribers will have a weekly, downloadable, summary of the top tips from each episode, so you don’t have to take notes.
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Parenting Teenagers Untangled
Latest Episodes
Stressed About Parenting Your Teen? Reduce Perfectionism
Are you trying so hard to be a good parent that you might be doing too much for your tween or teen, and accidentally making life harder for both of you?In this episode of Parenting Teenagers Untangled, Rachel Richards talks with clinical...
A Better Way for Parents to talk to Teens About Screen Time: Fear Less & Wonder More
We’re living through an age where it can feel like our teenagers’ entire lives are happening behind a screen we can’t see. Meanwhile mental health problems in teens are a rising problem that is being blamed on their devices.
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Banning Social Media Won't Work: How Parents Can Actually Help Teens
Are smartphones and social media really damaging our teenagers’ mental health – or are we looking in the wrong place? In this episode, Rachel Richards talks with Professor Candice Odgers, a leading expert on adolescent mental h...
Nagging Your Teenager? We Parents Talk Family Routines, in the Wonder Room
As a teenager, I grew up in a home with almost no routines. No one talked about what needed to happen when, and I remember constantly thinking, “What am I supposed to do now?” Life felt like reinventing the wheel every day. I didn’t fe...
Teen Girls Mental Health, Intense Pressure, and How Parents Can Help
If your teenage daughter says, “I have anxiety,” “my ADHD was out of control today,” or calls a friend “toxic,” it can feel both strangely sophisticated and oddly shallow at the same time. She has language. She has labels. But somehow, you’re s...
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oh my gosh Rachel your podcast episode today could not have come on a better day thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️ and then to make it even more miraculous the example that you gave in the end about the teenage daughter just starting to go out and the two podcast that you recommended ... I think it was the risktaking and the lying are exactly the ones I need to listen to so please could you send me the links to those. Super grateful, Pippa xx
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