School is back and so are the school time routines and rituals, most of which are around household jobs, school work and time schedules. To quote MomUnfiltered, “Some days it feels a little bit more...
“I’M SORRY”
While at Teenseen we are usually focused on adolescents and their development we know many parents are also juggling the needs of their younger siblings and these family dynamics can have an effect...
HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE’RE PARENTING CORRECTLY?
As recently as last week I had a(nother) parent tell me that what keeps them up at night the most is the terrifying thought that they’re ‘failing’ their children. We hold ourselves to higher...
From Strength to Strength
We often hear people telling us to play to our strengths. Great advice but do we really know what those strengths are? How do we go about engaging with them more fully? And…what’s the big deal...
EMOTIONAL TRUTH: FOR TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES
For many of us, we are fugitives from our feelings. Psychologists suggest that we are driven by two connected motivations: to feel pleasure and avoid pain. Most of us devote more energy to the...
STAYING POSITIVE IN A WEIRD WORLD
Raising young people in today’s environment, it’s easy to slip into negative thinking. Take a moment to reflect on the backdrop of their daily lives. Social...