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How to raise a teenage boy

08/01/2024 GMT

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Rosalind Wiseman and Phinnah Chichi Ikeji help women understand their teenage sons better

Best-selling author Rosalind Wiseman talks to family coach Phinnah Chichi Ikeji about the challenges of raising young men.

Sana Safi meets two parenting experts who help women navigate their relationship with their teenage sons. 

Rosalind Wiseman is the best-selling author of 9 books, including Queen Bees & Wannabes, which became the inspiration for the movie Mean Girls, and Masterminds & Wingmen, in which she discusses the joys and challenges of raising young men. Rosalind also co-founded Cultures of Dignity, an organisation that partners with communities to bring social and emotional learning to all.

Phinnah Chichi Ikeji is a British-Nigerian family coach. She’s the founder of Parenting Teens Solutions and Empowering the next generation, two organisations helping parents and teachers understand today’s teenagers. Her book is called The Parenting Teens Navigation System. 

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(Image: (L) Rosalind Wiseman (R) Phinnah Chichi Ikeji.)

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