Help for parents of phone-addicted kids
MUMS and dads desperate to get their social-media-obsessed kids off their phones and back in the real world are turning to parental-control apps for help. Here’s why they are so worried.
Teens
Why I took huge risk with my autistic son
SIX months living out of a backpack in Africa would test most people. But for 14-year-old Sam, it was truly life-changing.
Teen dies after 16-hour party
A BRITISH teen has collapsed during a 16-hour party at a Spanish club while celebrating the end of school with his mates.
We’ve raised Generation Hopeless
MILLENNIALS are totally useless when it comes to basic life and work skills and we’ll all pay for it, experts have warned.
Facebook profile stuns this mum
WHEN Kelly Carberry realised a paedophile was chatting to her daughter she was mortified. Then she started writing back.
Teenager sends own dad to jail
WHEN footage of her dad went viral, Cora Patterson knew she had to dob him in. Now she never wants to see him again.
’I just wish I got more time with them’
TEN young people, aged eight to 18, were asked to give brutally frank advice to their parents as they revealed what they wish their mum and dad knew about them. And some of their answers are surprising.
Families blast 13 Reasons Why
TWO US schoolgirls killed themselves days after watching 13 Reasons Why, prompting their families to attack the series.
How can parents compete with porn?
JUST because you don’t want to think about your child accessing porn doesn’t mean they haven’t already. So what should we be teaching kids about sex?
The age all parents must prepare for
IT’S the age your sweet-faced, obedient tween you’ve gushed over for years turns into a moody, grumpy, rebellious teenager, and Australian author Madonna King has written a book to help parents through it.
A kiss on the lips could kill teen
NO ONE said that young love was ever easy but for a 15-year-old boy in the US a kiss on the lips could literally prove deadly.
‘N***** is what people call my son’
KATIE Price has defended her use of the N-word on live TV — by uttering it three more times while hitting back after a furious backlash.
Mia’s son reveals parenting fails
AFTER years of sharing personal stories about her children, Mia Freedman let her son respond. The result was devastating.
Saving an agonising wait for your teenage girl
IT causes severe pain, organ damage and infertility, but this condition is still significantly under-diagnosed. Now a new program could help teenage girls get diagnosed years earlier.
Runaways: ‘We’ll be great parents’
THE young couple who fled a Sydney hospital with their newborn baby claimed they only ran off because they wanted to spend Easter with their girl.
Youngsters’ cool list is confusing
TEENS are hard to understand. A huge new survey has uncovered the brands they think are cool, and they’re not what we expected.
Teen parents’ wild night with bub
A TEENAGE couple spent 16 hours on the run with their three-day-old newborn, camped out in the wilderness to avoid authorities.
Young men’s shock attitude shift
WHAT do men really want in a partner? There has been a surprising shift in the answer — here are the blunt reasons why.
These straight boys have sworn off women
A GROWING group of boys are joining the ‘Men Going Their Own Way’ movement and swearing off women. One 15-year-old explains why.
The rise of the real life Mean Girls
MEAN girls are resorting to ‘covert’ bullying tactics across Australia. Now Neighbours star Lilly Van Der Meer reveals how she was personally taunted.
‘Another message to kill myself’
DAY in, day out, Kelsey endures sickening, relentless bullying. They call him a “stupid idiot” and tell him to kill himself.
Meghan wants to break period stigma
PRINCE Harry’s girlfriend Meghan Markle has penned a candid essay about the shame girls face for having their periods.
Teen airs suicide on Facebook live
FOURTEEN-year-old Naika Venant died after broadcasting her death from the bathroom of her home for two hours.
Obama gushes over his daughters
PRESIDENT Barack Obama ended his run of presidential press conferences on a personal note, “bragging on” his teenage girls Sasha and Malia.
Man killed at lavish birthday party
A MAN has been killed at a birthday party of a 15-year-old girl that saw 10,000 people turn up after the invite went viral.
Are you game for Hunter’s holiday challenge?
IT’S that time of year when parents and kids alike fall into this holiday trap. But a Queensland boy has thrown down a challenge to break the unhealthy cycle.
Kids’ screen time? There’s an app for that
SCHOOL holidays are here, and parents face a six-week battle to regulate their children’s screen time. But that’s not the only parenting advice they need.
Ditch the helicopter parenting
CARRIE Bickmore thought she made a parenting ‘fail’ by allowing her son to walk to school: I did the same and don’t regret it at all
Our ultimate Sydney school holiday guide
Whether you want to beat the heat, learn a new skill or simply pack as much fun in as possible, we’ve got the 20 best family activities for every budget.
Teens being groomed via ‘Tinder for teens’
CHILDREN are being targeted by sexual predators through a disturbing new app that’s been dubbed “Tinder for teens”.
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