Being a parent of a teen in 2020 and 2021 is not easy. Being a parent of a teen full stop is not easy. It takes a village to raise a child is so true. We don't have all the answers by any means, but what we do have is a community of amazing professionals, experts and coaches and a lot of passion and drive to help.

Schools are under pressure to tick boxes and the education system is fully focused on exam results. Things are going to be very different now in our post Covid world which may well throw up issues that you haven’t crossed before as a parent.

Over the ongoing lockdowns and the last year everyone has realised that hugely valuable content can be delivered via Zoom and online learning. With school continuing in person we would love to continue the value of digital learning as an adjunct to the school week. 

The holistic approach to education seems to have been lost along the way despite the focus on wellbeing more recently, and it's hard for parents alone to fill the gaps. Through building this community of mentors, parents and teens we aim to fill some of these gaps and help navigate this journey. 

There is no actual weekly commitment. We know how busy everyone is, so everything is recorded and the videos are sent out in the last week of the month if you miss a week. You can dip in as you wish and catch up.

However, we encourage teens and parents to get involved with all the LIVE digital sessions as this is where the real value of this membership lies. Being part of the magic as it happens. Being an active part of this amazing digital community.

The content from the co-founders and invited experts: 

LIVE Just Pretty Awesome HOW sessions will take place for the first three Mondays of the month at 7.15pm.

They vary in content from fun, interactive calls with teens leading and guiding others with art, cooking etc to more 'educational' sessions about friendship, connection with others etc. There is a monthly book/film/music session which is led by the teen mentors with our content and delivery Queen, Emma Clift. 

We will never turn away an amazing role model if we feel it is a good fit for the membership. 

Some families diarise it and watch the sessions together with their kids on catch up instead of Netflix! 

The core is the live or recorded sessions. Those group sessions with experts, coaches and the co founders. Mondays 7.15pm for the first 3 Mondays of the month. January starts on 9th January. 

We don't want to bombard you with information as too much content can be a bit smothering! Your teen will grow with the membership, and can be part of choosing the topics they want to see more of. It's all about them, and what they want/need.

For parents there will be regular newsletters with useful information plus our Watch. Follow. Read.  

Once you join you will be sent a consent form asking for your mobile number. We need to confirm who you are, and say hello to you and your teen! We do this via a very short video message with your teen saying hello! Doesn't need to be formal just a wave and a name! 

There will be a process for future cohorts introduced into the membership so that we know who is joining. 

This offer is for the rest of the Just Pretty Awesome membership this year. 

January, February and March all 3 live sessions each month

April, May, June there will be one live session monthly to follow up and continue to support the girls. `

Of course! We would LOVE to have a growing, vibrant community of girls and parents from ALL over the world in good time. 

Time zones are always tricky; we have to start somewhere. 

You will also have access to the recordings. 

This is for girls 11-14 years old at the moment.

We know boys need this too and we know in our changing world that pressures are starting younger and younger. 

As a business we have to START somewhere. To date, HOW has been uniquely successful in connecting and empowering girls but we do have a course that we run into Year 6 in primary schools. We hope to grow as a business and a team to be able to offer this to boys one day too, and a HOW minis version for 9-11 year olds. 

Watch this space.

We are ever evolving and have big ambitions and plans. 

Again, no problem. Life is busy. We all have other things going on and we don't want this to become a chore.

We want you to WANT to be there or to look back at the recordings.

There will be NO problem at all for you to miss a week or two, Hopefully you will catch up with anything that interests you.

This is YOUR membership to dip in and out of, take what you need from and enjoy as you wish.

For some that will be a weekly LIVE digital commitment, for others it will catching up over the weekend with the events of that week. Whatever works for you! 

We have a free Facebook group which is optional and aimed at the parents.

None of the sessions are delivered via social media. They are all using the Zoom platform, recorded and stored safely.

We will keep you informed of updates etc via newsletters and WhatsApp group rather than social media, so there is no need for your teen to be on any specific platforms to participate. 

Understanding and using social media in a positive and helpful way is discussed within our framework. 

Yes, they are all known to us as well. We would never let a mentor or expert be in digital contact with your teen unless we have seen their CRB certificate. 

If they are in the process of getting this then we will always be there on the call with them. 

Any visiting guest or expert who is not i.e. some of the talks we will be there online so no adult who is not CRB checked will be in private contact with your teen. 

Just email us. We are ALL about open communication. If there is a problem please approach us first and see if we can help.

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The gift vouchers for Christmas are a one off gift. We can refund in the first 30 days if your teen is not enjoying but please do let us know via email about the issues. We are always open to talk. 

We have a duty of care to tell parents if any girl is upset on a call.

If any teen under the age of 16 seems distressed or reveals any concerning information to us, we will take action and make sure you are informed.

We will encourage her to have that conversation with you herself, or offer to speak to you with her or directly. 

We will contact you to make sure you are aware, if she has chosen to tell you herself.  

In a situation whereby the girl is over 16yrs old we will encourage her to have that conversation with you as parents, offer to support her in this conversation, but ultimately, if we have concerns we will explain to her that you need to be contacted. 

We are not acting as GPs, counsellors or mental health staff. We will signpost accordingly and may be able to suggest support from one of our team of mentors.

We hope this will never happen, but as we said above just TALK TO US! 

We are ALL about open communication. If there is a problem please approach us and see if we can help.