"I hope everyone on this course gets closer to their goals like I did. I just wanted to say thank you Same Boat Parents for all the advice because it really has helped tremendously.
I have learned tools to help me view situations in a different way which is helping me reduce anxiety.
My son has a tendency to reject my advice and I have found that by saying ‘I know some people find this useful’ I have been able to get through to him more."

Meet Alison
Alison joined our Empowered Parenting course.
Alison was finding her son increasingly confrontational and resistant.
Their relationship is now much smoother.
Alison
Blog posts
Devices
The truth about device use The media is rife with scary sounding articles about the impact of device use. Our teens will put unbelievable levels of pressure on us to...
Managing anxiety
What is anxiety? Anxiety is a generalised feeling of worry or fear and can be mild or severe. It is completely normal to feel anxiety from time to time. There...
Communicating with teens
Teenage communication challenges Hyper-rationality - Teen brains change to give them an increased reward drive. This helps encourage them to take risks, explore their adult capabilities and try new things. You...