Skip to content

How to parent smarter not harder.

View all articles

Thinking Parenting Blog

How to have good conversations with teens

When your teen is holed up in their bedroom most of the time (or has their eyes fixed on a screen), it’s tempting to rush at a conversation whenever we spot an opportunity. Here’s why that’s not such a good idea – and how parents can have good conversations with teens:

How to Get Your Teenager Out of Their Bedroom is available at all great booksellers.

Photo of parenting expert Anita Cleare alongside video title 'How to have good conversations with teens'

Share this article:

Books by Anita Cleare

For working parents – practical tips on how to be the parent your child needs and create happy family dynamics (but still do your job!).

For parents of teenagers – the ultimate tools and strategies for connecting with your teenager and supporting them to find their talents.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

Photo of tired mum holding a young child and looking at the camera to illustrate discussion on t=what happens when high-achieving women become mothers

When high-achieving women become mothers

Becoming a mother is a huge transition. Every woman’s matrescence journey is unique. Women now have more opportunities than ever before to choose the timing of this transition and to be...

photo taken from behind of a mum holding a young child to accompany article on parenting well after a difficult childhood

Parenting well after a difficult childhood

This is a guest post by trauma therapist Shelley Bradley-Scholey. Many people who grew up in difficult or adverse circumstances worry that their own trauma and lack of healthy adult role models will...

Two teen girls leaning against a wall together to illustrate article on teen friendships

My daughter’s friendships are full of drama

“My daughter is 13 and her social life is full of drama. There are constant fallings out and she spends all her energy managing her friendships. I think she feels like she has a very insecure...

Photo of toy robot to illustrate article on how AI companions affect children

How AI companions affect children

Not long ago, the idea that our children might form friendships with artificial intelligence would have sounded like science fiction. Now, AI companions (chatbots designed to talk, comfort, and even...