I explain how our own stress levels have a major impact on our children's behaviour and their ability to cope (or not). In this post, I offer easy and very effective strategies to lower your stress level at any time of the day, in any situation.

Why the social media “ban” doesn't work so far, what teens think themselves and how parents can protect their mental health.

For each age group, I explain how to start the conversation with your child/teen, how to guide them, how to keep them safe and how to build resilience and trust at the same time.

What parents need to know concerning their child's or teen's first smartphone. The article covers both scenarios whether they have or haven't provided their child or teen with a phone yet. Top tips to know concerning managing device use, protection from online risks, key security settings and how to set up a smartphone usage contract that works.

Anke explains the top 5 risks of what your child/teens data is used for online and how to prevent it.