My eldest is turning 14 later this month and organising a teen birthday party is definitely different to that of a young child and in some ways it's a little more pressure to get it right. Teens have ever-changing needs and sometimes it can feel hard to keep up, but like many things less can be more, asking them to focus on their core group of friends and putting together something special for a smaller number of young people can take some of the pressure away. In this short article, we offer a few tips for parents who are planning a birthday get-together for their teenager. Embrace the event – Involve your teen in the planning stages and aim to be inclusive without being too authoritative, if that makes sense, try to see things from your teen's perspective even when you don't agree work to find a middle ground. Discuss do’s and don’t s - Make sure you sit down together and come up with a few do’s and don’ts, which will help to avoid any issues as clear communication is ......
