• Letter to my 13 year old self

Letter to my 13 year old self

Recently I have been thinking what would I tell my 13 yr old self? Working on my current project Rocking Ur Teens, made be think about how things are different for teenagers versus 25 years ago when I was 13. Looking back at 13, I really wanted to be cool.

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  • What’s the best thing about having a teenager?

What’s the best thing about having a teenager?

Even if you’re not celebrating Mother’s Day, tell us what you enjoy most about being the parent of a teenager. And if you are, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

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  • Bring back the 80s? Were our younger days really better than our kids’?
  • Bring back the 80s? Were our younger days really better than our kids’?

Bring back the 80s? Were our younger days really better than our kids’?

With our kids in exam mode we can see that they work much harder at school these days just to keep up. Today we have a guest post from my friends at MyTutorWeb comparing our time at school with theirs. Anyone who has been through the ordeal of trying to

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Kids n’ College: The Bill

Kids n’ College: The Bill

As I sit at a table with a few friends, they all begin talking about saving money for their kid’s college. “It’s SO expensive,” one of them says. “Oh, Tommy’s going to learn to play basket ball, so he can get a scholarship,” my buddy confidently remarks. “There’s so many

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  • Parenting Teens: Go the F*** to Sleep

Parenting Teens: Go the F*** to Sleep

Recently I was reminded of a brilliant book, which, while shining a light of one of the most irritating parts of early-years parenting, currently resonates with me as the parent of a 17 year old.  Go The F**k to Sleep written by Adam Mansbach, is a children’s book for adults

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  • Fifty Shades of Mayhem: Meet the audience

Fifty Shades of Mayhem: Meet the audience

Going to see Fifty Shades of Grey? Prepare for the daftest trip to the cinema in a long time. “I’ve booked us to see Fifty Shades of Grey for our Valentine’s treat,” said my husband. “What’s it about?” Now it’s fair to say that he’s not on top of trends

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  • Should I get my kid a card? Valentine’s Day and how to get your kid through

Should I get my kid a card? Valentine’s Day and how to get your kid through

Parenting wisdom for Valentine’s Day 1) Thinking of getting your kid a Valentine’s card just in case? Resist! Resist! Resist!  If they find out, they’ll throw furniture across the room or sulk for a week 2) Show them that you care in a different way 3) Start by sharing your

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  • Parenting Teens?  I’m making it up as I go along

Parenting Teens? I’m making it up as I go along

Hello, my name is Rachel. I live in Bedfordshire and I am the mother of a seventeen year old.  There are days when I have no idea how that happened.  I think I blinked and missed it. If I ever meet Dr Miriam Stoppard she and I will have words

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Kids n’ College

Kids n’ College

I didn’t go to college. I don’t have a college degree. My daughter won’t be like me! She’s gonna get edumacated. Good words are gonna fall out of her mouth and everything. She’s gonna be the best cypherin’ girl you ever seen. The truth is, I’ve successfully hacked three industries.

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  • Five ways to get back to work when your kids are older
  • Five ways to get back to work when your kids are older

Five ways to get back to work when your kids are older

What are your top tips? Here are ours   Do some voluntary work to get yourself back in the game and to refresh your skills for free if you can afford to Don’t assume you have to do something you wouldn’t have considered before you had kids. Get some experience

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