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How to Talk About Exam Results, Whatever the Outcome

Most parents think they need a completely different conversation for a good result than a disappointing one. In my experience, that's not quite true. A brilliant result still deserves a real conversation, not just relief and a dinner out. And a disappointing one rarely needs the speech that's been rehearsed in the car on the way to collect it. Read the article to find out what a good results conversation actually looks like, whatever the outcome.

Parent and teenager sitting together at home during the anxious wait for exam results

Waiting for Exam Results: What to Do With the Days Before Results Day

Waiting for exam results can be harder on a young person than the exams themselves. There's no action available during that stretch, no way to influence the outcome, and for many young people that uncertainty shows up as irritability, disrupted sleep, and difficulty focusing rather than obvious worry. Our latest blog piece looks at why the wait feels this way, what it can look like for neurodivergent teenagers in particular, and what actually helps.

Teenager sitting quietly at home during summer holidays, readjusting after returning from boarding school

Why Your Child Might Seem Different at Home After Boarding School

Every summer, we hear a version of the same concern from parents: "my child seems different since they've been home." It's a pattern worth understanding rather than worrying about. In our latest article, we explore the psychology of reverse culture shock in young people returning from boarding school, including the increase in risk-taking behaviour some parents notice, the friction between siblings adjusting to shared space again, and what actually helps in those first few we

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When Sport Is Everything: What Teenage Athlete Mental Health Really Looks Like

There is a particular kind of quiet that settles over a sporting child when they are injured. Not the quiet of rest, but the quiet of displacement. The training schedule that has structured their week since primary school suddenly stops. The group chat carries on without them. The identity they have spent years building, through early mornings, cold pitches, and the particular language of their sport, has nowhere to go. This is the moment many parents bring their child to coa