This parenting expert has one piece of advice for raising teenage boys

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Share A A A Mornings at Dr Billy Garvey’s home in Newcastle might look different to what you’d expect of a developmental paediatrician with three children.

Forget macronutrient-balanced superfood bowls for Yvie, 5, Charlie, 3, and Heidi, 1 – you’re more likely to see his pint-sized crew parked before the TV while sucking down a yoghurt pouch. A mattress clutters the hallway where Garvey sleeps to make it easier to tend to nighttime wakings, and the laundry basket is always overflowing.