It’s that time of year again, as some of you need no reminding. There are schools with stressful, shouty posters saying 20 DAYS TO GCSEs,
Adolescent brains and lives
Teenagers and toxic friendships
Below is a shortened, adapted extract from the section on negative friendships in The Teenage Guide to Friends, reproduced here by permission of Walker Books. Note
Peer pressure and group behaviour in teenagers
I have genuinely been surprised just how popular The Teenage Guide to Friends has been amongst parents. Of all my books on adolescence and wellbeing,
Teenage brains and risk
In my talks and in Blame My Brain, I explain that risk is important. It’s biologically programmed into us to take some risks in order
How Schools Can Prevent Helicopter-parenting
I have blogged for Cambridge International Exams about how schools can tackle the problem of helicopter parenting. Many parents don’t fall into these traps but
Body image – for boys (girls, please listen, too)
I was sent this phenomenal free resource from MediaSmart for educating boys and young men about problems with body image. With today’s obsession about how we