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Sounds,07 Apr 2026,38 mins
4. Dealing with school avoidance - and how to co-parent successfully
Bitesize Parenting TeensAvailable for over a year
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 fourth episode, Kerry is joined by guest Charlie Condou (actor) and psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Charlotte Armitage. Charlie discusses how he co-parents his children and how that works in practice. They also look at phone and screen use and hear from a parent on that subject. Charlie also talks openly about his son's difficulties with school avoidance and what you can do as a parent to help teenagers going through that. For more information and advice on parenting please head to https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/parents
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