Teen’s scary relationship contract
THIS terrifying relationship contract sheds plenty of light on the clingy, possessive world of children’s relationships.
Teens
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.
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