One of the big parenting secrets is out: teenagers can be just as difficult as babies and small children, if not more so. But, if it comes to it, could you afford to help them? It appears that “teen-ternity” is increasingly a “thing”.
Teen-ternity leave is when parents, usually mothers, take career breaks to be physically, mentally and emotionally present for older progeny as they make their way through adolescent traumas, peer pressures, exam stresses, et al.
