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Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug

Rachel Richards

Hello, I"m Rachel Richards, former BBC Correspondent, CNBC Europe World News Anchor and mum, on a mission to make parenting teens much less stressful, and even enjoyable.In this award-winning ‘audio hug’ you can put down the baggage your parents handed you and relax.It’s your chance to reflect on what"s in your baggage; what"s still working, and what needs to be tossed aside. You"ll also pick up skills and ideas to help you navigate each new stage of your parenting journey.Each week, I pick a topic,

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27:00

Beyond Achievement: How to Raise Kids Who Know They...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/25

Ask Rachel anything Mattering is a deep human need to feel valued beyond achievements. It's something we all need, but are we getting it? The new book by Jennifer Breheney-Wallace focuses on "Mattering," discussing how societal pressures, particularly on teenagers, exacerbate this need. She emphasizes the importance of adults feeling valued at work to better support their children. Wallace suggests practical strategies like minimizing criticism, prioritizing affection, and fosteri...

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9:39

Exam Stress: How to Help Our Kids

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/21

Ask Rachel anything Camilla asked if I could do a short recap of the things we’ve talked about on the podcast that will help us help our kids most. So here it is! Now, tell me what you want for next week. Click this link for a list of the top tips: https://open.substack.com/pub/teenagersuntangled/p/helping-our-kids-with-their-exam?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Support the show Please hit the follow button if you like the podcast, and share it with anyone who might ...

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35:19

Why some parents become estranged (and how to prevent...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/18

Ask Rachel anything When Brooklyn Beckham publicly announced he didn't want to reconcile with his parents he was joining a painful catalogue of family stories that have gone wrong. Estrangement is reportedly on the rise in Western societies but what's behind it? Dr Joshua Coleman spends his life working with estranged parents so he sees, first hand, the main factors that can lead to it. He highlights that while emotional abuse is often cited as a cause, it's often a matter of unme...

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31:12

Body image, and getting teens to do chores. Vintage

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/11

Ask Rachel anything For all of the tips click here: https://teenagersuntangled.substack.com/p/how-to-talk-to-your-teen-about-body https://open.substack.com/pub/teenagersuntangled/p/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-their?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer A healthy body image: Feeling happy and satisfied with your body and what it can do. An unhealthy body image: Highly self-critical, comparing their body to others and obsessing about some aspect of it. Beauty ...

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11:32

Manners. The Free Way to Increase Your Child's Success

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/10

Ask Rachel anything For the full explanation click this link to my Substack: https://substack.com/@teenagersuntangled/note/p-187427201?r=2u24i0&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web Old episodes on manners: https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/empty-nest-how-to-cope-when-your-teen-moves-out-also-manners-what-are-they-and-what-should-we-te/ https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/manners-parenting-to-help-teens-succeed-in-life-by-teaching-the-importance-of-good-manners/ Support the sho...

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55:43

Why teen friendships feel so intense, and the most...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/04

Ask Rachel anything'Early adolescence is a friendship meat grinder, and your kid will eventually find their people,' according to Megan Saxelby of Wild Feelings. But oh boy it's tough! Megan wants parents to know that using words like “dramatic” to describe genuine social pain can accidentally give us permission to dismiss their emotional reality and teach our kids that their experiences doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously.In today’s episode we explore why it hurts so much to watch

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11:06

Using Habits to Reduce Parenting Stress - Community...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/02/02

Ask Rachel anything Come and join the community! https://substack.com/@teenagersuntangled I watched my daughter switch to a new laptop and melt down; not because she couldn’t learn, but because she didn’t have the bandwidth. And it hit me: we can cope well with change when we are relaxed and don’t have too much on our plates, but when we are working at the limits of our abilities change can feel overwhelming. It’s easy to think that our brains like to work, but solving probl...

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39:28

Positive Parenting: Using Strengths to Motivate and...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/01/28

Ask Rachel anything We want our kids to do as well as possible, so when they mess up, do dumb things, or seem to be failing, it's easy to focus on their mistakes and what they should do instead. Naomi Glover, a leading applied neuroscientist and brain health specialist, says we'd get the best out of our kids by doing the opposite; focusing on their strengths. Coming from a neurodivergent family, she truly understands the challenges faced by ADHD, dyslexia, and other neurotypes and...

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11:07

You're doing better than you think - your big hug...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/01/25

Ask Rachel anything Substack Link: https://teenagersuntangled.substack.com/ A number of you have been using the word ‘failure’ or ‘failing’ when describing your parenting, and I think it’s heartbreaking because it betrays an attitude to our role that sees it as all or nothing, rather than the incredible journey we are all on. The most amazing thing is to be able to tell our kids when we think we might have misjudged something, or got upset, that we are sorry and we’d like to have another go. ...

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48:23

Teen safety: Predator-proof your child

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/01/21

Ask Rachel anything While counseling sex offenders, Anna Sonoda, LCSW learned firsthand that grooming, the prelude to child sexual abuse, is intentional, gradual, and observable. Her message to us is, we're not bad parents, we just have a skills gap and she wants to fill it. I grew up in an era of stranger danger, but the truth is the vast majority of abuse happens inside our homes, online and offline, with people our kids know. So how can we spot the signs that a predator is moving in ...

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52:31

What is happiness and success when it comes to our kids?

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/01/14

Ask Rachel anything We all want our kids to be happy and successful but what does that mean? In today's episode, I'm joined by Giselle Goodwin, author of Can Women Really Have it All? to talk about our definitions of success and happiness, and how they impact the way we parent. In this changing landscape where what we inherit can mean more than how hard we work what expectations should we have, and what message should we be giving our kids about their future if we want them to be happy?...

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49:21

The One Thing Your Teen Really Needs From You:...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2026/01/07

Ask Rachel anything Updated to correct the music issues at the beginning: This episode will change how you see “bad behaviour” and might just change how you see yourself, too. In this powerful conversation, with Dr Jody Carrington unpack what every parent and teacher needs to know about emotional regulation – and why you’re probably doing better than you think. In this episode, we cover: What emotional regulation really isThe “flipped lid” model and the role of the prefrontal cortexWhy ...

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43:15

The secrets to real change, and breaking negative...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/31

Ask Rachel anything I thought we'd kick off the new year with an episode on how building our own community of people we admire can dramatically change our future and break from a difficult past. In this episode, I talk with Mitchell Osmond, who transformed his life from financial instability, marital strife, and addiction to a thriving marriage, debt repayment, and personal health. Mitchell attributes his turnaround to two pivotal moments: a marital fight and a funeral that made him questi...

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51:02

Teens and Anxiety: The Role We Parents Can Play. ...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/24

Ask Rachel anything teenagersuntangled.substack.com Support the show Please hit the follow button if you like the podcast, and share it with anyone who might benefit. You can review us on Apple podcasts by going to the show page, scrolling down to the bottom where you can click on a star then you can leave your message. Please don't hesitate to seek the advice of a specialist if you're not coping. When you look after yourself your entire family benefits. My email is teenagersuntangled@gma...

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35:57

Emotional issues. How to avoid overreacting. Vintage

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/17

Ask Rachel anything None of us likes blowing a fuse when our teen does something that triggers us, but we all do it at some point. Nicky asked us to discuss this topic after she felt she'd overreacted to bad feedback from her son's teachers. We know it fixes nothing and leaves us feeling worse than before, but can we keep smoothing it over with an apology? Click the link at the bottom to access all the tips from the episode and also a parent’s worksheet to help you unpack your fe...

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33:03

The Fatherhood Gap: How Society Is Failing Dads (and...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/10

Ask Rachel anything What's the point of fathers? Michael Ray, father and gender equality campaigner says the way they're portrayed in the media and advertising sends the impression that they are either bumbling idiots or not an important part of raising kids. It was only when Michael was left raising his daughter alone that he became conscious of how little support there is for men taking on less traditional roles in the home. He highlights the lack of representation of fathers in media and a...

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39:54

Top Friendship Tips for Teen Girls: Lessons from...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/03

Ask Rachel anything It's our connections, whether friends or partners, that make us want to get up and face our challenges every day. So when kids start a new school, college or university it's a time when friendships become the most important thing. With Phoebe about to leave for university, and Amelia recently started at a new college we thought it would be a great time to reflect on the evolving nature of friendships. In the conversation, the girls emphasize the importance of h...

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8:57

Motivational feedback, a happiness hack, and letting...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/12/02

Ask Rachel anything The happiess hack article by Dana Millbank: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/10/24/happiness-purpose-community-contribution/ Checkout my Substack: teenagersuntangled.substack.com Support the show Please hit the follow button if you like the podcast, and share it with anyone who might benefit. You can review us on Apple podcasts by going to the show page, scrolling down to the bottom where you can click on a star then you can leave your message. P...

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45:11

ADHD: Executive Function and What Parents Really Need...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/11/26

Ask Rachel anything Explore Worldwide Holidays - Click here for an adventure your child will never forget: 👇🏻 https://www.explore.co.uk/experiences/family-holidays?utm_source=teenagers-untangled&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=family-adventures Struggling with homework battles, school stress, or understanding ADHD in your teen? In this episode I was joined by executive skills coach Sean Geraghty—author of “I’ll Do It Later”—to unpack the real challenges (and hidden strengths) of...

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15:44

Being in control, and gendered marketing - Community...

Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Your Weekly Hug ·

2025/11/25

Ask Rachel anything Explore Worldwide Holidays - Click here for an adventure your child will never forget: 👇🏻 https://www.explore.co.uk/experiences/family-holidays?utm_source=teenagers-untangled&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=family-adventures My substack, where you can access a readable version of this episode: teenagersuntangled.substack.com Explore Worldwide Family Holidays Click here for adventures your children will never forget. Support the show Please hit the follow button if

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