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The Importance of Touch
For many of us, the importance of touch is well known intrinsically. We often recognise it most when it is missing. Like during a pandemic?
But what if my teen pushes me away?
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🎧The Importance of Touch
For many of us, the importance of touch is well known intrinsically. We often recognise it most when it is missing. Like during a pandemic?
🎧 Sleep Deprivation and Teens
The Parenting Question this week is from Judy, on Sleep Deprivation: “How much sleep do our teens need?”
It has been said that we have a chronically sleep deprived generation. Studies on tech use and teens are complex, and, “Causal research in this space is rare because it is difficult to establish directionality and cause and effect, but one direct consequence of increasing time spent on digital media and technologies is declining quantity, and often also quality, of sleep.” (The Gonski report, 2021).
So how do we best support our teens?
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🎧 The Beauty of Family Traditions
Many family and cultural traditions communicate to young people that they belong to something bigger than themselves.
🎧 The Raising Teens Podcast is here!
I’d like to introduce you to my new podcast, ‘Raising Teens’. I am really excited to add something for those who prefer listening to reading. Or perhaps you like to do both?
I will be uploading a new episode each week, along with a related article.
Season 1 – Episode 1 is about Teens and Sleep.
Stay tuned…
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About Raising Teenagers
“I’m so glad you’re here!
Raising teens can be the most incredible, exhilarating, joyous journey. It can also be confusing, frightening and lonely at times. Some of our tweens and teens are struggling with their mental health and I wanted to create a space where parents could find guidance and support, but mostly – Hope!
This website doesn’t replace tailored advice from a registered professional, but it is a place where you can find current research (in practical speak) and information by well-known experts on adolescent development.
So that you can get on with the job that you do best – loving your teen.” (More here…)

Collett Smart
Psychologist – Author – Speaker
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