Demetrescence – the second transition of a mother on Woman’s Hour

Last week I was lucky enough to be a guest on Woman’s Hour, discussing the transition that mothers of teens go through, a little like Matrescence (the new motherhood transition), Demetrescence is the metamorphosis that mothers of tweens and teens transition through, which changes them in body and in mind.

Click on the image below to listen to the piece (scroll to 31 minutes in)

You can also watch a snippet below:

If you’d like to learn more about demetrescence and how to handle the transition alongside raising teens and young adults, you’re exactly who I wrote my new book ‘How to Raise a Teen’ for – it’s out now.

Finally, if you’d like to hear more about raising tweens and teens, you can sign up for my free newsletter HERE.

Sarah xx

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Sarah Ockwell-Smith, Parenting author and mother to four.
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