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6. Helping teenagers make good choices and step-parenting challenges

Host Kerry Godliman is joined by Radio 1 presenter Ricky Haywood-Williams, they discuss helping teens make good choices for their future and the challenges of being a step-parent.

Host Kerry Godliman is joined by celebrity parents and psychologists to discuss the wonders and woes of raising teenagers, and soon-to-be teenagers.
In this sixth episode, Kerry Godliman is joined by guest Rickie Haywood-Williams (BBC Radio 1 presenter) and clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros-Collado. We hear from a Dad whose teen is playing parents off against each other. Rickie talks about his experience as a step-parent and the tricky times he had parenting his biological daughter when he split up with her Mum. They also discuss helping your teens to make good choices when it comes to education and how to create a safe space for them to open up to you.

For more information and advice on parenting please head to https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/parents

Created by Porcelina Productions for BBC Bitesize
Producers - Carmel O'Grady and Michael Farnell
Executive Editor - Andrew Swanson

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