afternoon (our teenager is home early from school). It turns out Tuesday at 10am and Friday 4pm are the only times free for sex. We've put it on the weekly schedule up on the refrigerator, stuck there with a Mickey Mouse magnet.Q. Why are dads so rubbish

teenager, so I have a wonderful archive collection that I dip into regularly. My favourite one at the moment is 1930’s ballerina’s holding brightly coloured balloons.What is your favourite piece this season?That is very difficult, as our outfits are perfect

it is lovely to have a tangible book full of memories to keep forever (and whip out for an embarrassing display when they reach their teenage years)So much can change from day to day in these crucial years you may feel like you want to record every little

attracts one child to another? During the teenage years, choice will usually be defined by shared interests, but a mutual appreciation of In the Night Garden probably won’t do it for the very young. And don’t hold your breath for kindness or a good sense

onto Disney, the Smurfs, Asterix and Peanuts. And when I was a teenager I had a poster of Snoopy on my wall – I’ve never told anyone this before! Do you think reading these comics influenced your style? Perhaps at a subconscious level. I certainly

contemporary villas and apartments (the villas have private pools) with fully-equipped kitchens and maid service, and the resort itself is great for families with children of mixed ages, up to teenagers. It’s secluded and safe, with a world-class golf course, a

are one cool parent! Enjoy it while you can because your children will hate you when they are teenagers and you are still trying to upstage them. MOSTLY B Congratulations! You are one uncool parent! Your children will only appreciate you, though, in about

rights and they say “I went kayaking down the rapids and I think right up through the teenage years, the more lethargic they become the more important it is to bring them to their feet again – get them sailing, do something that makes them come alive

the Hear’Say days. She was a middle-class girl who had studied at the Royal Academy of Music, he was the band’s bodyguard who, as a teenager, had fled heroin possession charges in his native Dublin. After meeting Myleene, he returned to face the music

 once oil production peaks. Teaching your child to think for herself is a key part of green parenting. My girls obviously need space to be teenagers, but, so far, allowing them to help choose what we do and involving them in map reading or sorting out train