Mamamia

'I thought my daughter and I were close. Then I found out who she was really opening up to.'

'I thought my daughter and I were close. Then I found out who she was really opening up to.'

One mother’s worry tells a bigger story.

Raffaella Ciccarelli

Raffaella Ciccarelli

Real life

'Please stop telling me these are the best years of my life. Sincerely, a 19-year-old.'

Zoe Watson

Teens

Not sure if your teen should be on YouTube? A surprising number of experts are against its banning.

Catherine Jane Archer, Catherine Page Jeffery, Faith Gordon, Joanne Orlando and Tama Leaver

Parenting

Yes, there's a right way to talk to your teens about online safety.

Nicole Madigan

Parenting

Alison Daddo on the conversation every parent should have with their teen.

Zoe Rochford

Parenting

We're all desperate to stop our endless scroll. These parents came up with a solution.

Natalie Reilly

An expert just told us the one thing parents get wrong about teenage girls and their friendships.

Annaliese Todd

Annaliese Todd

Teen girls

This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old girl in 2025.

Hannah Mansur

Hannah Mansur — Teen girls

This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old girl in 2025.

Hannah Mansur

Parenting

MAGGIE DENT: 'What teenagers need right now are "lighthouses".'

Maggie Dent

Maggie Dent — Parenting

MAGGIE DENT: 'What teenagers need right now are "lighthouses".'

Maggie Dent

Real life

'My husband just found out he has a teen daughter. She's upended our lives.'

Anonymous

Anonymous — Real life

'My husband just found out he has a teen daughter. She's upended our lives.'

Anonymous

Parenting

'When my 14-year-old daughter started cooking with me, it was a sign of something sinister.'

E Reece

E Reece — Parenting

'When my 14-year-old daughter started cooking with me, it was a sign of something sinister.'

E Reece

'I asked Steve Biddulph what we need to teach boys to become good men. There are only two things.'

Annaliese Todd

Annaliese Todd

Parenting

ASK HOLLY: 'How do I stop helicoptering my son when he seems so hopeless?'

Holly Wainwright

Holly Wainwright — Parenting

ASK HOLLY: 'How do I stop helicoptering my son when he seems so hopeless?'

Holly Wainwright

Teens

OPINION: Bonnie Blue's plan to sleep with 'barely legal' Schoolies is more than a headline-grabbing controversy.

Harrison James

Parenting

'My 13-year-old was blackmailed for nudes online. The culprit wasn't who I expected.'

Kate Browne

Kate Browne — Parenting

'My 13-year-old was blackmailed for nudes online. The culprit wasn't who I expected.'

Kate Browne

Teens

This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old boy in 2025.

Angela Eves

Angela Eves — Teens

This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old boy in 2025.

Angela Eves