Ronit is an expert in personal development, specializing in accelerated learning, communication, relationships, parenting, work-life balance, self esteem, confidence and stress management. She has guided parents and kids on their search for passion, purpose and happiness for over 33 years.

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Alicia Drummond runs www.teentips.co.uk.

She is a BACP accredited therapist, parent coach, speaker, author and, most importantly, a mother.

She works with over a hundred schools delivering talks and workshops to help parents, staff and pupils deepen their understanding of adolescence and promote emotional health and wellbeing.

She is the in-house mental health expert for School Notices and the in-house parenting specialist for the CQC clinic Esher Groves.

"At Teen Tips, we believe that when teachers and coaches, and parents and carers work together to promote strong self-esteem and emotional resilience, teenagers are better able to resist peer pressure, make healthy choices for themselves and overcome the inevitable challenges of life in the 21st Century."

We talk helping parents create a healthy environment for teenagers, why the teenage brain is not naturally 'wired' for revision, and the importance of an end goal to help with motivation.

Kim Ades is the President and Founder of Frame of Mind Coaching™ and JournalEngine™ Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mother of 5, Kim is recognized as one of North America’s leading experts on performance through thought mastery.

Kim talked to us about emotional resilience, and how the ability to not just bounce back but to grow from setbacks, is the key to success.

We discussed how the stories we tell ourselves define our experience, and why it's so important to take control of those stories and keep them positive. 

We delve into how (and why) to have difficult conversations with your teen.

Most importantly, we talked about how 'parenting' is all about you - the parent.  The most important thing you can do is to self-manage.  Controlling those instincts to nag them about revision might be one of the toughest things you can do, but it's also one of the best things you can do...

Kim has offered a 15 minute complimentary coaching call - grab yours here: https://www.frameofmindcoaching.com/complimentary-coaching-call/

If you've ever wanted to know more about us (Paul & Em) as parents, and how wonderfully imperfect we are at it, this is the episode for you!

Paul Wilson is a remedial Hypnotherapist, who helps people 'get out of their own way'. 

In this episode, we talk about motivation, ideas for reward systems, and procrastination.

Along the way, we also cover nagging, and why it's important to remind your teenager that social media is forever...

Most importantly though, it's all about how to help your child get out of their own way!

Who better to advise your teen on their GCSEs than students who successfully made it through, and are in the next stage of their journey!?

We chatted with 6 Y13 students who are about to take their A-levels, and asked them all about...

- Their favourite revision techniques

- What things their parents did that really helped support them

- Anything they regret / would change from GCSEs

- Best piece of advice from a teacher

- The biggest difference between Y11 and Post-16

This is a perfect episode to listen to with your teen - there is some great advice in here!

From vocabulary to exam technique, we talk about all the things you need to know to get the best grade you can in your Languages exams.

Oh, and the website / app we couldn't remember at the time was quizlet.com!

In this episode, we talk to Kamal Ellis-Hyman of 'Aim a Little Higher' about how he works with students in schools to inspire them to up their game.

We talk about how aspirations come from first knowing yourself, and then loving who you are.  

Kamal has some absolutely invaluable insight into how teens can first figure out what they enjoy doing, so that they can use that to think bigger about their future.

There's also practical advice for parents about the ways they can approach these subjects with their teens.

The second episode of the Parent Guide to GCSE podcast, with Tom Reynolds, an ex-HoD, ex-AST, and current SLE in English.  (And yes, he does have a lot of letters, which is handy for an English teacher!)

In this episode, we cover how exactly to revise for English Language, the core skills of English, and how to structure exam answers, among other things...

You can also find out why you shouldn't let poor spelling* scare you off the English Literature exam (spoiler alert, spelling in Lit counts for much less than you'd think!).

*Please note, it's still pretty important in Language!!

The first ever episode of the Parent Guide to GCSE podcast, with our first victim / guest, John Lamerton.

In this episode, the twice best-selling author of 'Routine Machine', John Lamerton, joins us to talk about the power of great routines, and how they can help your teenager succeed at GCSE.

We talk revision habits, mindset, and how to not get distracted by phones!

Check out a free chapter of his book 'Routine Machine' at http://www.bigidea.co.uk/routine-machine/