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Season 1

July 6, 2022

18: Lying teenagers, and teens who complain that they've got it harder than their siblings.

Send us a text Have you ever caught your teenager lying to you? Let's face it, lying is part of everyday life. In fact an entire film was made on the premise of a lawyer incapable of telling a lie for 24 hours. The result is...

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June 23, 2022

17: Favourite parent; and how to respond when teenagers want to ‘express’ themselves? Blue hair? Tattoos anyone?

Send us a text Do you have a teen at home who's all sweet and loving with one parent, but treats the other like they're a bad smell? Karen says she feels like running away because she's walking on eggshells in her own house, ...

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June 16, 2022

16: Boy friendships, and supporting our sons in forming positive friendships. Also what the %#*!😳 we should do about swearing?

Send us a text When we covered the issues of friendship groups, with girls in mind, we had a massive reaction from parents who have been struggling to understand what's going on. Now it's the turn of boys. When friendships wo...

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May 9, 2022

13: Pornography: Why talking to your teen about it is more important now than it's ever been, and great ways to spend time with your teen.

Send us a text WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT. Pornography is probably as old as art itself. Whether you indulge, or wouldn't go near it, there has never been a time when it is more graphic, or readily available to children and t...

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Feb. 5, 2022

6: Body image and chores: Helping teenagers to develop a positive body image. Also, getting your teenager to do chores without nagging.

Send us a text A healthy body image: Feeling happy and satisfied with your body and what it can do. An unhealthy body image: Highly self-critical, comparing their body to others and obsessing about some aspect of it. Beauty a...

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Dec. 16, 2021

1: Your parenting toolbox and tidy teen rooms: Rummaging in your toolbox and how you get your teenager to tidy their room.

Send us a text Just when you thought that you’d got the hang of parenting, your child changes again... and now they're a teenager. In this episode, we have a rummage in your parenting toolbox to work out what’s in there, and ...

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