How to keep things merry and bright with your teens over Christmas 

Breaking from the usual demands of school and work routines gives parents the opportunity to bond with their children

Now you know nothing, are embarrassing to be seen with and are way more likely to get an eye roll than a hug. Picture: iStock.

Your child is a teenager and it often seems a distant, almost improbable memory, how they once believed you had the answer to everything, you were their favourite person to be with and they could not wait to hug you when they ran out of school. 

Now you know nothing, are embarrassing to be seen with and are way more likely to get an eye roll than a hug.