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Here are some of my articles, interviews and podcasts about parenting.
Dating again: when your kids don’t approve of your dating life
Posted on January 5, 2021
A parent psychologist on when your kids don’t approve of your dating life. Dating again after divorce or the passing of a partner is always a tricky one to navigate. Parent psychologist and author of How to Raise a Man, Megan De Beyer, shares her own experience with dating with kids and their opinions. Read […]
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Are you operating from a fear-based parenting style?
Posted on January 5, 2021
Megan de Beyer introduces her modern mother’s guide to raising teenage boys in the current #metoo #allmenaretrash era with her new book ‘How to raise a Man’Read the article here: Read More
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Parenting in the Pandemic
Posted on December 4, 2020
I feel compelled to reach out to each of you, as parents, in these unprecedented times. As lockdown restrictions lift, the future remains uncertain at best. Our natural reaction to uncertainty is to hold onto old coping patterns (even if outdated) and to try to control the outcome – an impossible feat in times of […]
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Parenting Tips
Posted on December 2, 2020
In anticipation of the busy holiday season, I have written a few parenting tips straight from the therapist’s couch. This is all about parenting with nature in mind. Read More
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Online Workshop
Posted on December 2, 2020
Raising Happy, Conscious Teens. Understanding & Connecting with your Teen Find Out More
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What your Teen needs from You
Posted on December 2, 2020
I created a focus group of teens age 15 – 16 to answer a survey about what they need from their parents, and the results are fascinating. See the Results Parenting Mindset As parents we spend a lot of time in judgement mode or trying to take control. This does not work with teenagers who […]
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Mental Wellness in the Corona-Verse
Posted on November 30, 2020
Even the most resilient of you will be experiencing some symptoms of anxiety. Read More
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Family Tips from Megan de Beyer
Posted on November 30, 2020
Tips for families with teens. My body is still adjusting to being indoors, and so are my thoughts and feelings. I see my friends and family, on Zoom chat, putting on a brave front, yet I can see the fear and the dread of further lockdown in their eyes. Read Here
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Understanding Teen Boys – Megan Talks to Parents
Posted on November 30, 2020
How to Raise a Man – Megan Talks to Parents at Wynberg Boys High School
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Understanding the Concept of Mindfulness
Posted on November 17, 2020
Lunch with Pippa Hudson Primedia Broadcasting · Understanding the concept of Mindfullness Pippa Hudson
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Two Minutes with Megan de Beyer on Parenting Teens in a Pandemic
Posted on November 17, 2020
Psychologist Megan de Beyer on supporting teenagers through the pandemic. Parent24 has invited a number of local experts to weigh in on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, has affected families across South Africa – in just 2 minutes! Listen Here
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Course Preview – Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Posted on November 6, 2020
A video featuring excerpts from the Strong Mothers, Strong Sons course, with input from moms who’ve attended, and other interviews with Megan.
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Strong Mothers, Strong Teens
Posted on November 6, 2020
While running workshops at schools, I have asked hundreds of moms and sons what they generally fight about. It is easy to see that underlying these everyday clashes there is a deeper agenda, as mothers’ needs are so different from the developmental tasks that their sons are hardwired to achieve. Your teen’s developmental tasks areAutonomy […]
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25 Tips for Mothers of Teenage Boys
Posted on November 6, 2020
Recognise your son’s ownership of his growth into maturity. Notice that your need for control hampers his self-growth. Stop laundering his emotions, let him begin to regulate his own – be the role model and learn to see the difference between venting and communicating. A boy’s strong life impulse needs to be witnessed and acknowledged; […]
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How to Raise a Man
Posted on November 6, 2020
Like it or not, your son is Generation Z. He has been adored and treasured, photographed and recorded. Many of his generation of adolescents are outwardly assertive and outspoken and have good boundaries, yet inwardly they are full of paradoxes. And they are confusing to manage – your GenZ or millennial rules you. They are […]
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It’s Stressful Out There
Posted on November 6, 2020
Sometimes you may feel like everything is just too much. There is so much to do that you don’t seem to complete anything properly. Stress arises due to your perception of whether or not you can meet the demands being made on you. Stress is your body’s reaction to situations that overload, frighten, irritate or […]
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Aggressive Adolescents
Posted on November 6, 2020
Aggressive adolescents are of great concern to parents and the community at large. Many adolescent psychologists believe that relationships rescue struggling teens, not punishment. I see all aggressive behaviour as a cry for help. Your child needs empathy, care, understanding and strong structure. He or she also needs to understand why irritability and anger arise […]
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Understanding Boys
Posted on October 17, 2020
Megan De Beyer is a psychologist, parenting expert & mindfulness coach. Based in Cape Town, Megan promotes positive parenting through her parent workshops, in which she guides mothers & helps them to navigate the challenging teenage years. Her mission is to educate parents in order to foster connected, meaningful relationships with their children. Her strategies & tips […]
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Parenting in a Pandemic
Posted on October 5, 2020
A psychologist shares what brave South Africa moms and dads have reported about their experience of parenthood during the time of Covid-19 Wellness Magazine October – December 2020 Read More
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14. Raising Sons Right
Posted on September 26, 2020
We are currently re-editing this podcast, so it is temporarily unavailable. If you are interested in this recording, please email howtoraiseamail@gmail.com Are you mom to a teenage boy? Do you wonder how to make him strong and independent but also able to deal with his emotions and be vulnerable? Does it sometimes seem a VERY […]
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