Parenting Teenagers Untangled: The award-winning podcast for parents of tweens and teens, offering realistic, science-backed advice for calmer, more connected family life.
Rachel Richards
Rachel Richards offers science-backed advice for parents of tweens and teens, focusing on realistic strategies for calmer family life.
Why we picked this
We picked Parenting Teenagers Untangled because Rachel Richards treats the teenage years as a developmental stage, not a crisis. A former BBC correspondent, she brings a reporter’s instinct for evidence and a specialist’s grasp of adolescent psychology. The show trades quick fixes for structural understanding: how teenagers process misinformation, why their peer validation works differently, and what honest communication actually requires. Richards models the behavior she recommends—specific, vulnerable, and patient. The result is calmer, more durable advice for the long haul.
I'm Rachel Richards, Teen Parenting Specialist, former BBC Correspondent, CNBC Europe World News Anchor and mum, on a mission to make parenting teens much less stressful, and even enjoyable. Do you ever feel like you don’t know what you’re doing? I've experienced that too, so have a big hug from me.Here's the truth. You’re doing better than you think you are. No, really, you are. There’s too much talk about what a parent should be, and how we can optimise and perfect ourselves, and not enough about how well you’re coping in this complicated world as yo...
Recent episodes
Step-Parenting Teens: Build Connection, Not Conflict
Jul 22, 202642 min
Ditch the "Good Mother" Myth: Parent Without the Guilt
Jul 15, 202628 min
The vital parenting shift: becoming a mentor to your teen
Jul 8, 202613 min
Parenting Teens Top Tips Announcement + Vintage Reading Festival Advice
Jul 1, 202644 min
The talk about money most parents leave until too late
Jun 24, 202628 min
Exam Stress: The Secret to Parents Helping Teens and Tweens Thrive
Jun 17, 202648 min
The Life Skill Parents Forget to Teach: Engaging in Society
Jun 10, 202628 min
What Makes a Good Parent? A Bonus Episode in Which I Ask My Own Teenager
Jun 8, 20269 min
What Teens Are Trying to Tell Us: The Crisis of Connection and Masculinity
Jun 3, 202658 min
The Hidden Problem of Teen Gambling — and What Parents Can Do
Jun 1, 202632 min
Parenting Thriving Teens using Science
May 20, 202643 min
Prepare for the Inevitable: The Guide to Grief for Parents of Tweens and Teens
May 13, 202643 min
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