Hi there, thanks for your question.

At 14 you are probably going through a lot of changes, physically and emotionally. Being a teenager can be a challenging time for you, and for your family too. Your family are watching you grow from a girl into a young woman.

Sometimes when our family cares it can seem like too much and like they are always checking on us or asking us annoying questions about what we are doing, or where we are going and what time we will be home. While this may be annoying, it means that your family care about you and want you to be safe.

If they are putting their noses into your business too much, maybe you need to talk with them about what frustrates you. You may need to come to some agreement, where they trust you more and ask you less questions. But to do this you will need to be honest with them, and respect your parent(s)/carer's authority, because they are still the adults and you need to live by their rules.

Be as open and as honest as you can be with your family. Then there will be no need for them to stick their nose in your business all the time, because you will have told them the important stuff already. But it's okay to have things that you want to keep private, and you can tell your family that. They will accept this if you say it nicely and respect the reasons why they care so much about you.

All the best.