Please don't get rid of the Teenagers board

[TeenTimesTwo]

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.

I have a just turned teen and so have started dipping my toe into the teenagers board and agree with everyone else who thinks it should stay. Seeing as it's a parenting forum and kids are teenagers for 1/3 of their childhood plus the totally random boards there are on here,I think it's a very odd decision to get rid of it.

I am more of a lurker than a poster but please leave the teenagers separate! Who wants to navigate baby issues when they have a teenager or 3? Who wants to hear what monsters their precious newborns will become?
Silly idea

They won't see this til the morning; give them a chance! Am sure they will change their mind...

I agree with everyone else - keep it separate please!

I agree with everyone else. I'm a mum of a teen and although it's a board that I rarely post on, I do lurk there find it a really useful board.

I've got one teen and another nearly there and I've started to browse the teens board. Please don't let them all get muddled up under a 'parenting' banner.

Agree, please re-consider

Noooooooooooooooo!!!! Don't get rid of it

Another 'Please keep the teen board separate' from me! Absolutely brilliant advice and specific.

Please please keep the teen board.
It's been a god send. It helps keep unhelpful comments from parents who are yet to reach the despair/joy of teen parenting off the threads.
Quite often when a thread is posted outside if the teen section you get a parent if a 7yo saying " I wouldn't tolerate such shit blah de blah"!
The teen board must stay. It's a place to turn to when reaching the end if your tether.
It's useful to have all the teen posts in one place to read and refer to, even when not able to face making your own post. I read so many old threads in that section over the past few years, sometimes just to comfort myself with the fact someone else has been through similar when feeling like I'm failing as a parent of teens.

Say no to Texit

MNHQ needs to get rid of/merge tons of boards but NOT the Teen one.

Teens/tweens/young adults possibly

Younger than that not somuch

Please please keep the Teens board. It's been invaluable help as I've been navigating the teenage years as a parent. It's so different to parenting a younger child, I wouldn't want to have to scroll through the weaning/terrible twos/first day at school threads to find age appropriate help.
It would be a huge mistake to merge them IMO.

Just adding my vote for not merging the teenager board.

Save the teenagers section!

Please don't get rid of the teenager section. I was only thinking today that I've learnt so much from it. Value per visit is much higher than other boards, so please don't just go on raw traffic or number of posts.

Agree 100%

@MichaelMumsnet

I know teenagers can act like overgrown toddlers but they really need their own section.

I agree, please keep it!

Have posted on the other thread - wont repeat but please keep teenagers board separate

I really don't think that merging 'Teenagers' with 'Parenting' is going to get a thread more helpful responses.
It'll either get completely lost or have posts from parents who don't have teenagers.

Agreed!

Please keep the teenage board separate, it's a lifeline for so many of us. I'm past the baby, very young children age and the teenage tread is the single most valuable tread to me in all my mothering experience.