A teen’s self-esteem depends on having a positive body image. Teenagers are frequently under enormous pressure to conform to stringent, unrealistic, and destructive ideals of attractiveness, body build, weight, and shape. The pursuit of a “perfect” body or appearance can…
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Words actually fail me when it comes to the disaster (and that is the polite word for it!) that happened last week with the UK’s A Level results. We have all been waiting these long few months since lockdown started…
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Coronavirus and lockdown life has been a tale of two halves when it comes to my teenage sons. One embraced the new routine and whilst bed times and wake ups were both later than on a school day, he still…
Read More »Teenagers are notorious for stomping downstairs at lunchtime with bleary eyes, usually having just woken up. They’ve missed the whole morning while you’ve been working away at the house or have been out with some of your friends already. It…
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Being a parent and a teacher, I like to think that I have some of the answers when it comes to parenting teenagers. Not all of the answers by a long shot, but some of them. My youngest son seems…
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Are teenagers more challenging than toddlers? This is a debate a friend and I were having the other day and it was an interesting one too. She has children aged between two and five and of course, mine are all…
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Happy New Year! 2019 has already begun and whilst I am not a fan of making resolutions, I think that the beginning of a new year is a time to reflect on the best way to move forward. As a…
Read More »I sometimes think that it would be easier to endlessly walk into a brick wall than be a parent. In fact, at the moment, it does feel like I am walking into a brick wall, several times a day. I…
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Well, the last couple of weeks have been an eye-opener for me I can tell you. It is all happening, going to a new school, growing up and girls. The teen started high school and suddenly we have seen it all;…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
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