Teenage Kicks Podcast

Okay, a lot of this episode is about managing exam stress, because that's where we were supposed to be at right now. I almost didn't publish this today, but as I was editing, I realised how much of what families coach Sharon Lawton said was helpful to me in coping with my anxieties over coronavirus. It's still an episode about exam stress, but if you have worries about your own mental health as we...

Danielle Jones is a freelance journalist and editor from Hampshire with bylines for Time Out, Metro and VisitEngland. A mum to two girls, she specialises in travel, culture and lifestyle writing. Danielle had a happy family life until her mum's relationship with alcohol started to affect her family. What started as a normal - if more colourful than some - upbringing, became a problem with alcohol,...

When Becky was 17, and just about to sit her A-Levels, her Dad was sent to prison. We chat about how that felt to a young girl at the most important stage of her life so far, and how it affected her studies at school and beyond. Becky talked about how, although it was difficult for her to visit her dad in prison, she mostly felt for the families with younger children who she saw there. If you're c...

*Trigger warning: this podcast episode features a discussion around Rosie's experience of self-harm as a teenager* Rosie Mullender had a long career as Content Editor at Cosmopolitan magazine before she went freelance as a journalist in 2018. You might think that nailing her dream job on a glossy mag would mean that she had a straightforward path to success, but nothing could be further from the t...

In this episode of the Teenage Kicks podcast Siân, from the brilliant blog Helpful Mum , tells us her story of being expelled from private school. We talk about the reasons that led up to her being expelled, what she did next, and why she believes that being excluded from school doesn't have to be the end of the world. For any teenager who's been expelled from school, this episode is inspiring. Si...

About the Teenage Kicks podcast  Welcome to the Teenage Kicks podcast, where we take the fear out of parenting - or becoming - a teenager. The internet is full of parenting advice, from when you feel those first baby kicks, until they reach secondary school. And then it stops. No one is talking about teen parenting problems; so we’re going to. Essential listening for teenagers and their paren...