Mother of two daughters, one of whom is 14, and a teacher with many years experience teaching teenage pupils with a variety of special needs, Julia Bairstow was well placed to review Your Defiant Teen 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild your Relationship.

If your son or daughter is going off to university this month you might want to invest in a cookbook for them. Anne Coates and daughter Olivia have taken a look at two new books on offer: Student Cookbook Healthy Eating and Sorted “a recipe for student survival".

Creator Elizabeth Hallett is passionate about the way she teaches her young daughter to care for and protect her skin and this new range is the result. So who better to test out two Elizabeth's Daughter products than Anne's daughter, Olivia Coates!

The AS and A2 results are out on Thursday and parents need to be ready with their love and support whatever the outcome! If possible take a day's holiday so you can be there for any eventuality especially if your son or daughter hasn't got the grades they were hoping for, advises Anne Coates.

The charity Deafness Research UK has launched an innovative new road-show to remind young people of the risks they face to their hearing from prolonged listening to loud music on their MP3 players.