Big mistakes parents of teens are making
AN EXPERT has dished the dirt on the biggest problems affecting teenage girls today and revealed exactly how parents are getting it so very wrong.
Teens
Dad’s rule for dating daughters
THIS dad’s social media post outlining his ‘rules for dating his daughters’ has gone viral, with people praising him.
How to tell if your child is being bullied
PARENTS don’t always know their child is being bullied. The tragic case of Adelaide teen Libby Bell shows how important it is to know the warning signs.
Shock tactics of mobile sex predators
CARLY thought she was chatting to a boy her age but when they met, he was a 50-year-old paedophile who murdered her. Her mum has a warning for all parents.
Aussie kids are glued to gadgets
MOST Aussie parents think the car is a great place for a family chat but 76 per cent say their kids are usually on a mobile device when on the move.
Harsh truth about teenage boys
“THAT’S the wrong one, you stupid cow!” the teen boy screamed at his mum. Yes, teenage behaviour really is getting worse.
Most parents OK taking kids from class for a trip
TWO-thirds of parents are happy to pull their children out of school for a fortnight holiday, research has revealed.
Free sanitary items at two Adelaide schools
VENDING machines to supply free sanitary items for female students have been installed at two Adelaide high schools — and already the program’s been described by educators as “brilliant”.
New ‘baiting’ trend on social media
A TERRIFYING new social media craze where cyber-bullies post lies about the sex lives of teenage girls is sweeping the internet.
More apprentices completing training
PUTTING the torch to the idea that milennials can’t commit, new data shows more and more apprentices are seeing their training through to the end.
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.
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.
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