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Here are some of my articles, interviews and podcasts about parenting.

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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How to Raise a Man

Posted on September 4, 2020

Afternoon Express Family Psychologist & Author, Megan De Beyer, is a self-product of raising two young men (both now in their early thirties) as a single-working mother.

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20 Tips for parents of teenage daughters

Posted on September 1, 2020

Give your daughter clear but reasonable limits. She needs to know where the boundaries are. Have discussions about limits where her opinion counts. Allow her as much freedom as you can within these limits. Give her the chance to be autonomous and allow her to learn to make her own decisions. She needs space to […]

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How to Reach Your Teen Son

Posted on September 1, 2020

So often, during therapy sessions in my practice, I’ve encountered the sulky, surly, withdrawn attitude of the young teen, and the frustrated or embarrassed reaction of the parents. But when I was on holiday with families with teens recently, I witnessed this first hand, outside of my professional sphere. I was fascinated by the reactions […]

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11. D.I.V.O.R.C.E. and K.I.D.S – Part 2

Posted on June 7, 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 Here’s the second part of our discussion with six intrepid Villagers about their break-ups and their children. They talk about life after divorce, what they’d do differently, what they’ve learned and what advice they’d […]

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10. D.I.V.O.R.C.E and K.I.D.S – Part 1

Posted on May 28, 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 Splitting up with your partner is bad enough. Trying to make sure your kids are OK is a whole other dimension. We get posts about these kinds of issues all the time on The […]

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7. The Resilience Toolkit

Posted on April 11, 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 “You can’t protect your children from trauma, but you can prepare them for it.” In our special bonus podcast, Gabi Lowe (from Episode 6) and Pippa Shaper share some of the tools they’ve created […]

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6. Tracking Down Joy

Posted on April 2, 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 In 2012, aged 17, Jenna Lowe was diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension. It’s degenerative and incurable. In this Village Live, Jenna’s mom, Gabi, shares the extraordinary insights she gained from having to face every […]

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4. More Than a Game?

Posted on March 15, 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 We love seeing our kids succeed. But what happens when winning becomes the only thing that matters? Is it worth sacrificing a childhood? And can parents push too hard? Megan De Beyer talks to […]

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How to Raise a Man – 702

Posted on February 16, 2020

Radio 702 – Megan De Beyer, world-renowned parenting expert and psychologist on her new book, How to Raise a Man, a modern mother’s guide to raising her sons.

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1. In The Beginning

Posted on February 11, 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 The Village was born in February 2017 to parents Vanessa Raphaely and Megan De Beyer – one an editor, the other a psychologist, both mothers of teenagers who were beginning to drive them crazy. […]

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