• Many health services, including the UK and Ireland’s, refuse women under the age of 25 the right to  a cervical smear test. A 24 year old woman, Heather Keating, who was showing signs of cervical cancer was […]

  • My poor son. It was his 14th birthday on Monday, and as I served him these bad boy pancakes for his birthday, I was also weeping as the radio news announced that David Bowie had died of cancer. Apart from one or […]

  • As our kids get older, the exams they take and their academic performance can determine their whole life outcomes. That’s scary. But new research shows that wanting them to do too well can actually have the […]

  • Was speaking with a colleague and we remembered the time when there was little ID checking in the UK, partly because there wasn’t really any ID. I used to get served in the local pub aged 15. Was it the same where you lived?

  • Was speaking with a colleague and we remembered the time when there was little ID checking in the UK, partly because there wasn’t really any ID. I used to get served in the local pub aged 15. Should people our age be using our livers as shoe leather now?

  • So nice to have all your kids in the house making you laugh when they’re back from uni.

  • Feeding teenage boys lots of calories can help you to grow a tall man – genetics permitting. Getting food right for boys can affect their height.

    My youngest kid is 13 and has taken up football. […]

  • ThumbnailIs this about to become the biggest mis-selling scandal ever? When couples get together both of them tend to be romantic, good listeners, affectionate, cheerful, patient. They book romantic dinners and mini-breaks […]

  • ThumbnailIf your children are young, this will seem like a crazy thought. Hey, one day they’ll be off living on their own. But in what seems like the time it takes to drink a coffee and have a pee, the years are standing […]

  • ThumbnailA case hit the news last week about a 14 year old boy in the UK who sent a naked photograph of himself to a girl at school. The girl captured the photo and distributed it around her school. Teachers got wind of […]

  • Hearing back from my friends whose kids got exam results, some have been a bit amazed (read angry) at how other parents have been asking them on Facebook how their kids did?

    Not everyone wants to share that […]

  • ThumbnailFour things to remember about your kid’s exam results

    With exam results hitting teenage eyeballs just now, what can you as a parent do to limit the pain or keep any smugness in check? We asked around on […]

  • ThumbnailThis film will be spoken about in 20 years. It’s an art house masterpiece and then some, like Taxi Driver. Actor Bel Powley will become a household name from her performance as a 15 year old who has sex with her […]

  • My son showed me this, and after the initial yawn at all the OMGs and LOLs and its seeming predictability, I realised that I was watching something with the power to make us all think about bullying and online […]

  • ThumbnailHeard a horror story recently that could affect our teenage kids.  My mate’s 19-year old boy fell in love with a girl who became so possessive she wouldn’t let him be in another place without him skyping or face […]

  • Kids over 11 rarely listen to their parents. So when it comes to choosing where to study for a degree, you could be in for a shock when they make their decision without you. We asked some friends their first […]