Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.

About Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.

If you've found yourself wondering why is my teenager suddenly so angry? How much screen time is too much? Should I take their phone away at night? Why have they lost all motivation? What do I do about vaping, friendship problems, anxiety, parties, dating, exams… or a teenager who simply won’t talk to me? You're in the right place. This podcast helps you become a Fearless Parent: One who fears less and wonders more. Whatever the problem, message us and we'll either discuss it on the podcast or let you know which episode is best for you because there’s a very good chance we’ve already talked about it on this podcast. Teenagers Untangled has a huge and growing library of episodes covering the questions, worries and challenges that come with raising tweens and teenagers. Rather than scrolling through hundreds of episodes trying to find the right one, use the search bar to search for what’s happening in your family right now. How to search: Simply type a keyword or short phrase into the search box. Try things like: anger • anxiety • phones • motivation • sleep • ADHD • vaping • alcohol • friendship • school • exams • lying • boundaries • consequences • social media • first love • university • leaving home You can also try different words if your first search doesn’t bring up exactly what you need. For example, if you’re worried about your teenager being rude, you might also search respect, anger, conflict or communication. The search will bring up relevant Teenagers Untangled episodes so you can go straight to the conversations that are most useful to you. Think of it as a parenting database, So don't feel you need to start with our newest episode — start with your question. And if I haven't covered your question yet, tell me. Some of my best episodes begin with a question from a parent just like you. Whatever stage you're at, you don't have to figure it all out from scratch. Chances are, we've already started untangling it. For those of you who want to read my thoughts beyond the podcast, or who just want to help me feel like the pebbles I have dropped in the ocean of life are making a difference, why not join my community on Substack? You’ll get one-to-one support and printable PDF’s that give you the top tips from each podcast episode so you have your own little, bespoke manual. COMMUNITY: I’ll be offering regular extras, including tips and thoughts, that help you tune into what matters. NOTES: So many listeners say they have rewound the episodes to write down notes, well now there’s no need. Paid subscribers will have a weekly, downloadable, summary of the top tips from each episode, so you don’t have to take notes. Please let me know if there are any old episodes for which you’d like the notes. I’m very happy to supply them.

Publisher

Rachel Richards

Category

education · education · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Dec 2021

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

16 of 460 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   School Refusal and Teen Burnout: The Parent's Guide with Dr Naomi Fisher

   Journalist Rachel Richards interviews clinical psychologist Dr. Naomi Fisher about understanding and addressing teen school refusal and burnout.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Teen Friendship Problems: Helping Your Child Handle Conflict, Rejection and Exclusion

   Host Rachel shares insights with Dr. Dominique Thompson on guiding teenagers through friendship conflicts, rejection, and exclusion.

3. 

   27 Sept 2026

   Are we parents too soft on our teens or too hard on ourselves? The Wonder Room

   Katharine Radice and Rachel discuss navigating the realities of parenting teens, from setting digital boundaries to choosing supportive schools, offering practical insights for parents.

Inside a recent episode

Parenting Unmotivated Boys in a World of Gaming, AI & Porn.

Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So that's a real problem we have here in the United States. That's a massive, massive problem. Let's say I've got a boy, and I'm thinking he might have ADHD. I don't know whether this is something that I should be pursuing, and if the teacher says they might have ADHD, how do I sift through this information to help my son? So the new edition of Boy's Adrift has very detailed guidance specifically on that question. I go through the five criteria for the diagnosis of ADHD to determine, does your son truly have ADHD? What other conditions can mimic ADHD? I found that the teacher's observation is always accurate. […]

Who has been a guest on Parenting teenagers untangled. 🏆 Award-winning podcast for parents of teens and tweens.

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Naomi Fisher
• Dr Dominique Thompson
• Katharine Radice
• Dr Tara Porter
• Candice Odgers

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,511

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

81 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

98

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Books guests

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