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Parents : Your Teen Knows Best!
In this weeks Podcast episode I explain why it’s important to stop Managing your Teenager and start Mentoring them. Teenagers’ brains are under construction - and with this comes chaos and overwhelm. [video width="720" height="720"...
Moving Out of Your Comfort Zone
Every day, throughout lockdown - I offer a Daily Dose of parental guidance on my Facebook page : Cai Graham : The Teen Toolbox : In my bid to support you Mums and Dads through parenthood and adolescence, I go live on Facebook at 1pm (UK Time) . I shall endeavour to do...
Story Time : During Self Isolation
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin ... Today is Monday 27th April 2020. Today is Tell a Story Day. Whilst we are still in social isolation, I know that I have a captive audience! Across the internet, we are seeing celebrities and every day folk reading...
Stress Buster Exercise : Whilst Self Isolating
OK! So it’s manic out there. Well - actually it's not! It's manic at home. We are in lockdown at the minute. Or as I like to call it HIBERNATION ... it feels less 'brutal'. We’re all out clapping for the NHS, online shopping and trying to navigate self isolation with...
My Podcast is LIVE!
⭐️ OH MY STARS ⭐️ I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am! My Podcast has gone LIVE on iTunes … and I would love it if you could help me out. You see - I need it to go up the charts as quickly as possible - so that Apple will give it some more love … and that way...
CORONAVIRUS : Surviving with Your Teen
Are you struggling with having all your chicks back in the nest for the foreseeable future? The Coronavirus is a challenge to all of us. Both you and your teenager are having to rewrite the rule book and establish new boundaries. Schools and Universities are sending...
CORONAVIRUS : Supporting The Elderly
Are you part of the Sandwich Generation? Looking after children and elderly relatives at the same time? The Coronavirus is a challenge to all of us – but when we are trying to care for young and old alike it can be doubly stressful. Those over 70 years old and being...
CORONAVIRUS : Helping Your Child
The Coronavirus Pandemic is causing a lot of unrest across the globe. But don't underestimate the impact it's having on your child as well. As parents, we want the best for our kids. Yes, we want to protect them - BUT sometimes it's tricky to know where to start. I...
The Anxiety Exercise that Teenagers are Actually Using
Hey There, Just recently we received funding to take our TEEN Emotional Resilience Programme to the next stage. Our goal is to roll it out across all secondary schools - but firstly we want to create a robust and scalable model. We have been testing this programme...
Self-care: Debugging the Mind Chatter
Why are we talking about Self-care? In the previous post ( here ) I talked about making yourself a priority and decluttering your life - and how it is an integral part of self care. But, Self-care isn't just getting your nails done or having a jog around the block...
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