by Inger Madsen | Apr 15, 2026 | Blog
There is one child. You know the one. The one who picks the fight before the day has properly started. Who winds up their sibling with what can only be described as artistry. Who somehow takes 85% of your energy while the rest of family life happens somewhere in the...
by Inger Madsen | Apr 12, 2026 | Blog
This is a guest blog from the brilliant Anna at Screen Safe. Join her mailing list here. NEW: WhatsApp Parent-Managed Accounts (Under 13s) WhatsApp has announced the rollout of “Parent-Managed Accounts” — a new feature that now allows children under 13 to use the app,...
by Inger Madsen | Apr 1, 2026 | Blog
A mum got in touch with me recently. Her daughter had just received her mock GCSE results – nine brilliant grades, and two that were slightly lower. And instead of celebrating the nine, her daughter fell apart over the two. They could barely mark the...
by Inger Madsen | Mar 19, 2026 | Blog
When your teenager shouts, slams doors, or bursts into tears, it can feel as though everything has suddenly gone wrong. But very often something else entirely is happening. Your child has simply gone outside their window of tolerance. What the Window of Tolerance...
by Inger Madsen | Mar 3, 2026 | Blog
Divorce doesn’t just split households. It can split a child in two. One part loving Mum. One part loving Dad. And a quiet, guilty voice whispering, “If I choose one, I betray the other.” That divided loyalty often shows up as aggression towards the safer parent… or...
by Inger Madsen | Feb 18, 2026 | Blog
A leader is emotionally intelligent. A leader is strategic. They understand their own emotions. They regulate themselves first. They respond on purpose instead of reacting on impulse. That is the kind of leadership parenting a teenager requires. If living with your...
by Inger Madsen | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog
There’s that old Specsavers advert.Should have gone to Specsavers. Someone walks straight into a wall. Trips over something obvious. Public embarrassment, played for laughs. Watching the Beckham family headlines unfold recently, I found myself thinking the same...
by Inger Madsen | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog
Happy New Year and welcome to 2026. I hope you had a gentle Christmas.Ours was quietly extraordinary. I’ll come back to that. But first, something new. For years, parents have asked me questions in the margins of their lives – late-night emails, school...
by Inger Madsen | Dec 16, 2025 | Blog
If you want to understand emotional leadership in your family, here’s the one truth most parents overlook: it starts with you. And not the polished, centred version of you — but the very human, occasionally chaotic version who experiences fear, joy, overwhelm, pride,...
by Inger Madsen | Dec 11, 2025 | Blog
Over the past few years, I’ve developed a framework I call the Seven Pillars of Empowered Parenting — a way of understanding the emotional, neurological, and relational shifts that help parents support their teens with calm, clarity, and connection. Here’s a simple...
