Every parent has had that one moment of horror after a long, hard day when the kids are particularly hyper.... you snap and yell a threat that your Mother used on you when you were young. You then realize that you have become your own mother and have a mini identity crisis.

One of the scariest things a parent can go through, even if only for a few moments, is losing your child in a crowded place. Even during a game of Hide & Seek at home when your child has obviously found a really good hiding spot gives the old blood pressure a bit of a boost! Of course the problem doesn't go away the older your child gets as parents of teens will tell you the panic of phoning their teens and not getting through for a while. Which brings us on to our next terrifying subject....

Yep, everything about teenagers. From hormone changes to finally allowing your teen go to their first disco to seeing them get behind the wheel of a car....the teenage years offer a decade full of frights for parents! You should check out our parenting section for advice on all the obstacles teens may throw at you such as teen drinking, attitude problems, bullying issues an more.

When it comes to our more tech savvy generation of kids doing things online that we can't fully understand, alarm bells start ringing when you struggle to figure out what they're doing online and who they are in contact with.

Whether it is the idea of sitting in a classroom again or the anxiety of possibly hearing that your child is not the next Einstien, I think most parents have apprehensions about parent teacher meetings.