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Please don't get rid of the Teenagers board

111 replies

TeenTimesTwo · 15/05/2019 19:49

Just that really.

You'll see that a number of us are responding to the MNHQ post on the board itself, but just in case you're not checking replies there, a number of us really, really want to keep teenagers stuff away from the potty training, and parents of 6yos who think their darlings will never behave like that as teens.

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LiliesAndChocolate · 15/05/2019 20:04

I agree. Teens issues are so different that a toddler not eating his veggies! I don't post much on teenagers, but I do certainly get there to read, lurk and know I am not the only one struggling some days .

DramaAlpaca · 15/05/2019 20:07

I agree. There should be a separate Teenagers section. Teenagers present very specific challenges & it's helpful to have all threads together.

champagnebrain · 15/05/2019 20:56

Say no to Texit!

Dermymc · 15/05/2019 21:29

I agree. Teenagers should be separate.

AdelaideK · 15/05/2019 21:32

I agree.

ExpletiveDelighted · 15/05/2019 21:33

Totally agree and have posted on the other thread too.

megletthesecond · 15/05/2019 21:33

Are they? I'm just getting into it too.

StoorieHoose · 15/05/2019 21:34

Just added my name to thread. Vast differences in parenting the different ages and to lump them all together would probably mean less people would post

Reasontobelieve · 15/05/2019 21:35

I agree. The Teenage board has always seemed quite active to me - and the queries and issues are unique to his age group.

triptrapdollydumpling · 15/05/2019 21:37

I’ll add my name in. Please don’t get rid!

Breastfeedingworries · 15/05/2019 21:38

Don’t get rid!!

fuckitywhat · 15/05/2019 21:38

Yes. Please keep it.

kateclarke · 15/05/2019 21:39

I also agree. I really rely on that board.

MrsMump · 15/05/2019 21:42

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Peridot1 · 15/05/2019 21:51

Why on Earth? Parenting teens is soooo different to parenting babies and toddlers.

Lots of sections that could be done away with completely but the Teenage board should stay.

Tooyoungforthisshit · 15/05/2019 21:52

I agree with everyone. Please keep the teenage board seperate!

JustLooking2019 · 15/05/2019 21:53

I agree, teenagers needs it’s own board. MN is so useful to everyone but no one wants to trawl through the posts about toddler tantrums, breastfeeding and toilet training to find the relevant posts about the almost-adults we are trying to raise. Same for those in the younger stages do not want to trawl through posts about sex, drugs and GCSEs!

OnMyWhistle · 15/05/2019 21:54

Keep teens separate I say. I’ve been in there numerous times when navigating tricky teen issues and it’s good to have similar people all in one place.

AnyFucker · 15/05/2019 21:56

Eh ?

How is this a good idea ? Confused

That board has saved my life (and that of my teens...) on many occasions

Ledkr · 15/05/2019 21:57

Me too. It's a lifeline for some of us and there is such limited support for parents of teens.
If they merge you will get more than the usual clever clogs telling us we are crow and they would never put up with that from their 7 year olds.😔🙄

MadisonAvenue · 15/05/2019 21:58

I agree that this needs keeping. My sons are now late teens and early twenties and, speaking from experience, the teen years present so many problems unique to that age group and the teen forum is as necessary to parents as, for instance, the pregnancy board and behaviour board.

youllhavehadyourtea · 15/05/2019 22:00

Teenagers need a separate space from babies and toddlers and preschoolers etc.

As do their parents.

Come on mumsent - this is primarily a parenting site. Listen to what we , parents of teens, are saying.

Parents of babies turn into parents of teenagers. We need our own space to go to.

I'm well past the baby stage. It would do my head in to wade through posts about nappies. I dont want to be in an eternal world of baby sick and nappies, which is what is in store.

Dont take away our space!

fikel · 15/05/2019 22:01

Don’t get rid of a much needed life line. It can be tough navigating our way through the teenage years at times

GetUpAgain · 15/05/2019 22:05

I lurk on it but don't often post as my DC are private and I don't want to be posting their business online. It's such a helpful board though, even if it might not seem as popular.

jenthehen · 15/05/2019 22:06

Yes, keep teens, some of us have been on here for years, it’s our natural progression!