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Do we really need ‘teenage wellness’?

Do we really need ‘teenage wellness’?

Is the profusion of adolescent spa packages and mindfulness apps simply contributing to the pressures that young people face?

Self care Barbie, playing the wellness game. 

Do teenagers need to decompress? One English countryside hotel has just the thing: a spa day with a massage to relieve their “stress and tension”. After all, it’s not just their parents who are craving respite and revival from work and family pressures but adolescents too, coping “with intense schooling and sports programs”.

Retreats used to be where adults sought refuge away from the kids. Increasingly, families are going together in search of a boost to their wellbeing. So much so that a report by the Global Wellness Summit identifies teen wellness as a trend for 2025.

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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/do-we-really-need-teenage-wellness-20250212-p5lbj5