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?
Teens
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”.
Dumbest new craze sweeping the internet
FORGET the mannequin challenge, high school students in America have officially lost the bloody plot with this latest viral craze.
New dimension to Schoolies drugs
DRUGS have been an unfortunate part of Schoolies since the beginning, and modern technology is only adding to their prevalence.
How to better manage screen time
TECHNOLOGY has become an integral part of everyone’s life. Here are five ways to stop it from taking over the time you and your family spend together.
The letter that came too late for Abbey
WHEN the Family Court finally accepted that Abbey had been abused by her father, it was too late. Her tragic story is why changes are needed.
The best country in the world to be a girl
A NEW report has ranked the best and worst countries to be a girl. And we’re sorry to say Australia is far away from the top spot.
Mum’s letter to dead son’s bullies
A GRIEVING mum has written a heartbreaking letter to bullies who drove her son to suicide after he was teased for not being allowed to play Call of Duty.
Schoolgirl’s powerful question to Clinton
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl became the unexpected star of the day when she stood in front of a packed crowd and put Hillary Clinton on the spot.
Where we’re going wrong with our boys
THEY’RE the frontline in domestic violence prevention, but parents are making major mistakes when teaching their kids about healthy relationships.
Dolls actually increase teen pregnancies
AN education program where high school girls cared for robot babies in a bid to reduce teenage pregnancies has failed miserably, according to new research.
Oh baby! Teens love the simulator
FEEDING, burping, changing and comforting a screaming robot baby should deter teen girls from getting pregnant — no, just the opposite.
What to do if you’re a porn site victim
A TEAM of former police detectives has advice for any Australians caught up in the online pornography ring. Here’s what you should do.
The awkward conversation we need to have
OUR girls are being hunted. Thousands of explicit photos have been posted online. And your first reaction to that news is wrong.
Liz Hurley’s terrible Photoshop attempt
LET’S just say this photographer’s Photoshop skills are not up to scratch.
Teenager tells mum: ‘I’m ready to die’
AFTER more than a decade of living with unbearable pain, 14 year-old Jerika Bolen has told her mum the news she didn’t want to hear.
Rio’s secret shame ahead of Olympics
AS ELITE athletes gather in Rio for the Olympics, child prostitutes as young as nine are working in poverty and violence on Brazil’s highways.
‘How I raised my kidnappers’ girls’
IT’S been seven years since Jaycee Dugard was held captive for 18 years. Now, the 36-year-old talks about being a single mum to her kidnappers’ kids.
How Facebook is like a drug addiction
RESEARCHERS have drawn parallels between social media obsession and drug addiction. And it’s having a particularly big impact on teenagers.
Teen’s scary relationship contract
THIS terrifying relationship contract sheds plenty of light on the clingy, possessive world of children’s relationships.
Mum schools mean girls with perfect note
MICHELLE ICARD is getting kudos for her reaction to a convo she overheard between “three very pretty, very boisterous, horribly behaved teenage girls“.
Video of father’s epic rant goes viral
A FATHER was left baffled on a recent drive when his fellow motorists started beeping their horns at him. And it was all thanks to a prank set up by his son.
The town still resisting desegregation
MORE than 60 years after a landmark ruling that ordered integration, black and white students in this town are divided.
Mum’s surprise visit goes horribly wrong
A MOTHER tried to surprise her daughter at university by sneaking into her room, but things didn’t quite work out the way she’d planned.
Tornado photobombs teen’s formal pic
A RAGING tornado tearing down powerlines gave a teenage couple from Colorado a formal night photo to remember.
Why 16 year olds are so terrifying
OPINION: As Lianna Perdis, 16, launches her own make-up range, Vanessa Brown asks where the awkward teenage years of spots and braces have gone.
The sugar hit fueling our obesity crisis
IT’S official, we’re addicted to sugar. Teenage boys are consuming 38 teaspoons a day and for some the sweet stuff makes up a quarter of their energy intake.
Teen cyberbullying scourge revealed
DOCTORING images to humiliate classmates — some aged just 12 — is the latest vile trend of cyber bullies. These are some of the ways you can put a stop to it.
Who are the most costly kids?
TEENS might munch through a lot of food and newborns suck up money for prams and nappies. But the most expensive age might just surprise you.
How a mum met her teenage son
YOLANDA Bogert made the news worldwide when she placed a birth notice to mark her teenage son Kai’s coming out as transgender. They are now sharing their story.
In cyberspace, parents might hear you cry
A QUARTER of parents are monitoring their children on social media, according to a survey which also reveals whether they should be worried.
Porn turning boys into ‘sexist pigs’
TEENAGE girls say online porn is warping their boyfriends’ ideas about what is normal. They’re being sent explicit material and told to send naked pics.
Secret lives of teens on social media
SLUT pages. Sink shots. Yik Yak. Finstas. If that reads like a different language, chances are you’re not a teenager on social media.
‘Jesus, what happened to your face?’
AFTER editing a selfie on her iPhone, a woman decided to send a message to her mother claiming that she’d had a horrific allergic reaction to nuts.
‘Parachute kids’ wind up in jail
THEY come from well-off families and are flown into a new country to study. But for some it’s a recipe for disaster and trouble.
Our kids are being driven wild by porn
TEENAGERS and pre-teens are now the perpetrators of a quarter of all sex attacks. Experts warn easy access to online porn is fuelling a generation of sexually aggressive kids.
Idiotic trend sweeping internet
A TEENAGER is lucky to be alive after attempting the ‘duct tape challenge’, a dangerous craze doing the rounds online.
School scraps uniform for transgender students
A TOP independent school has become the first to scrap its uniform policy to accommodate transgender students, breaking with hundreds of years of tradition.
Kids fall victim to cyberbullies
CHILDREN as young as 10 are being subjected to vicious online attacks by young cyberbullies who are creating fake social media accounts to taunt others.
Mum’s bizarre tribute to teenage son
IT’S said the hardest part of parenting is letting go. So this mum came up with a rather unusual plan to keep the cuddles coming.
Really? You call this a bad mother?
IT DOESN’T get much worse in terms of insults. It would cut any parent to the bone. Em Rusciano has some choice words for Madonna’s critics.
Why Madonna’s son won’t leave UK
MADONNA is at war with ex Guy Ritchie over custody of their son Rocco. But at the heart of the bitter wrangle could be a teenage crush.
Millennials changing the way we speak
MILLENNIALS are said to be destroying the English language with words such as On Fleek, YOLO, Bae and Swag. Turns out it’s quite the opposite.
Fitness is ‘escalating beyond control’
EXERCISE is becoming a life-threatening habit among Aussie youth obsessively hitting the gym in the quest for a perfect ‘fitspo’ figure, experts warn.
‘Kidnapped and sold to pimps for $500’
THIS YouTuber has told a harrowing story of how she was kidnapped at age 12. But she’s one of thousands sharing such experiences, so who is telling the truth?
Dads read their daughters’ text messages
WELL, this was never going to end well. A group of dads agreed to read their teenager daughter’s text messages to their boyfriends.
Teens doubt job prospects
A NEW study shows the depths of despair among Aussie youth about their futures. This is how tough it is for our kids.
Why thongs are bad for you
IT’S fun to hang loose in summer — but safety experts are alarmed by research showing many youngsters wear flip-flops when they shouldn’t.
Girl, 12, charged with attempted murder
A TEACHER has saved a student from a knife attack by a 12-year-old girl at a school north of Brisbane.
We really need to talk about porn
IT’S tough to imagine a more awkward conversation, but it has to happen, because the sexually explicit stuff on the internet keeps changing.
‘Haven’t seen this at Schoolies before’
A SCHOOLIE who was hospitalised suffering burns to his buttocks after he was thought to have lit a fart on fire has come forward to admit what actually happened.
Mum follows daughter to Schoolies
JUST when Danni Conley thought she escaped the clutches of school and her parents, her mum decided to tag along to Schoolies.
Sydney tween making $3000 a day
AT just 12 years old, Clementine Mobbs has started up three businesses with her latest venture bringing in about $3000 a day.
Wild brawl mars first day at Schoolies
VIOLENCE and drugs have already cast a shadow over Schoolies, with an ugly fist-fight breaking out in the centre of celebrations at South Australia’s Victor Harbor.
‘Crystal’s in town’: Schoolies’ scary smorgasbord
DANGEROUS drugs including ice and horse tranquillisers will be just a click away for tech-savvy schoolies arriving on the Gold Coast this week.
The new craze that could kill schoolies
AUTHORITIES fear this stomach-turning new trend will be responsible for more schoolies deaths this year. A crackdown is looming.
Question hundreds of students stuffed up
THEIR final results aren’t yet in, but we already know that hundreds of students managed to butcher this question.
The unspoken reality behind closed doors
YOU don’t know what goes on in other people’s homes. So it’s easy to judge when you see a mother chain up her son. But as this mum says “you have no idea”.
School under guard after massive brawl
UPDATE: Charges have been laid after a shocking melee in a high school car park put staff and students on high alert.
High school student’s wild cheating scheme
AS HIGH school capers go, this one’s a doozy. Police say Daniel Soares, 17, was so worried about being busted that he ran away from home.
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