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Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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Parenting teenagers has its ups and downs. Get advice from Mumsnetters here.

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Teenagers

We're merging some sections into the Parenting area

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MichaelMumsnet · 15/05/2019 16:36

Hi all,
We’re doing some work on making the Talk boards more useful and user-friendly for both regular and new users. After looking at some stats for the site, we think we could boost activity on the whole by merging some of the lesser used sections.

We’re proposing to fold this section into the general Parenting area.

This should increase the number of topics in the section - and hopefully lead to more posts and responses to members.

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AChickenCalledKorma · 16/05/2019 17:29

Mumsnet discussions on education are often full of people despairing at the way the education system currently prioritises data over quality. This is the same. Numbers of post doesn't equal quality of information and support.

Also, as so many people have pointed out, this is supposedly a parenting site, not a "chat as much as possible about whatever you fancy" site.

MancaroniCheese · 16/05/2019 17:36

Please keep the teen board separate - as a parent my views about things have changed so much that I parent my teens very differently to how I thought I would when they were younger.

I have seen parents of teens asking for advice in AIBU being ripped apart because they are trying to deal with teenagers drinking / having sex etc in a way so as to not alienate their teen altogether - the hand wringing tends to come from parents of much younger children who have yet to deal with these issues.

readingurz · 16/05/2019 18:30

If you’re merging anything the teenager and preteen seems the most logical to merge

AnneOfAvonlea · 16/05/2019 18:42

I am so past potty training and tantrums. I would much prefer being able to find my specific tribe of parents if I need them.
I dont always post but sometimes look for similar problems to the ones I'm having. It will be much harder to find them lumped in with everything else.

Fleetheart · 16/05/2019 20:19

Please keep teenagers. How can you have crazy topics like preppers and propose to get rid of an obviously useful group like teenagers on a parenting website?

TBDO · 16/05/2019 22:09

I have a pre-teen. This board is a god-send - I come and read it when things are tough so I know what to expect. And is so reassuring that I have not failed my DC, but that DC brain is preparing for change so his behaviours are perfectly normal.

Please keep a separate board.

Roastedpepperfeta · 16/05/2019 22:31

Please keep teenagers separate. It really is a completely different kettle of fish and would be overwhelmed with posts about little ones. Totally past all that and don't want to read about it! Thank you

Chimchar · 17/05/2019 06:41

Another pleading to keep the teen section.
It's a lonely old job at times...This is the one place that you know you're not alone with your issues.

Please keep it separate.

tiddlyipom · 17/05/2019 06:43

I think other posters have pretty much covered all the points, teenagers and parents of teenagers need to have a separate board.
If Mumsnet really want to sort out the boards, how about moving/whoosing all those AIBU threads "posted for traffic" to the correct topics? That would increase traffic in all the under used boards.

RuffleCrow · 17/05/2019 06:43

Are you trying to steer the site away from parents with teenagers? Perhaps make MN more baby/toddler focused like every other parenting site? Are we not your demographic any more?

avenueq · 17/05/2019 06:51

RuffleCrow I'm a bit suspicious that that's what behind this :-(

SoupDragon · 17/05/2019 07:20

Are you trying to steer the site away from parents with teenagers?

It seems unlikely given they have proposed merging lots of different topics.

BertieBotts · 17/05/2019 07:39

Keep the teen section! Preteens I never use despite having a preteen - merge that one with parenting.

And YY to moving stuff out of chat and AIBU when it doesn't belong there as nothing else gets much traffic these days in response to those so your post doesn't get answered.

BertieBotts · 17/05/2019 07:39

Keep the teen section! Preteens I never use despite having a preteen - merge that one with parenting.

And YY to moving stuff out of chat and AIBU when it doesn't belong there as nothing else gets much traffic these days in response to those so your post doesn't get answered.

BertieBotts · 17/05/2019 07:40

Keep the teen section! Preteens I never use despite having a preteen - merge that one with parenting.

And YY to moving stuff out of chat and AIBU when it doesn't belong there as nothing else gets much traffic these days in response to those so your post doesn't get answered.

littlebillie · 17/05/2019 07:40

Please leave it as it is as I find scrolling through helpful to read

meg70 · 17/05/2019 08:04

Please keep as separate section mumsnet!

SoupDragon · 17/05/2019 08:04

I don't think we'll be merging the Teenagers section - the feedback from users of that area demonstrates how useful and valued the section is. So our challenge now is to increase the profile of that area of the site so that more people can find it and use it as a valuable resource.

This is from a thread in Site Stuff.

MichaelMumsnet · 17/05/2019 08:27

Cheers SoupDragon. Was just heading here to post an update...

We've got the message and we'll be keeping Teenagers as a distinct section. Thanks for all the comments and feedback so far.
We'll have a think about how best to promote the Teenagers section so that it continues to be a helpful and useful resource.

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Loopytiles · 17/05/2019 08:45

BIWI · 17/05/2019 08:53

Thanks @MichaelMumsnet - good decision. Now. About people posting in AIBU and Chat 'for the traffic' ...

OhYouBadBadKitten · 17/05/2019 11:46

Thanks for the update :)

There are redundant and duplicate topics that can go, which would help other topics become more visible, but maybe the main parenting topics could go in an easy to access side panel or banner or summat.

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 17/05/2019 11:48

oh there is a banner! oops! I clearly scroll past it. I wonder if that can be rejigged a bit.

It's difficult because mn has evolved to cover all of life, not just parenting. But it should still keep parenting as its core focus.

Haffdonga · 17/05/2019 12:47

Hooray

Perhaps some of the teenage- related threads in other places should be moved into teenagers.

This one is lovely for example and it would be a shame if it got lost in chat.

//www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3586058-tell-me-about-your-lovely-teenage-son

Davros · 17/05/2019 13:13

How do people feel about threads being moved to the "correct" section. It's not really in the spirit I suppose although it gets my goat 🐐 that a lot of people just don't look through the site to familiarise themselves with the available topics. Maybe they should be repeated/copied in the "correct" section with a message at the top of the thread e.g. " this thread belongs in x topic and can be viewed there where you may find better responses and further relevant threads". If there's any jobs going as thread/topic Police I'd like to apply

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