Teen Advice
Are you a positive exercise role model? Teens and fun fitness
With a staggering one in three girls and one in four boys classed as obese by the age of nineteen - and that's medically obese, not simply overweight – isn't it every parent's duty to try to get their child moving?
Continue reading >Student beats meningitis four times
A student has astounded doctors by beating meningitis four times. His family are now campaigning for better awareness
Continue reading >Young girls at risk from cruel comments "24 hours a day"
The annual conference of the Girls' Schools Association has heard that technology and peer pressure put young girls at risk of being subjected to cruel comments "24 hours a day".
Continue reading >Help! My teen wants a party
As the festive season looms the question every parent of teens dreads is, "Can if I have a party?" Of course even worse is not asking, so you come home one day and find your house trashed.
Continue reading >Talking to your kids about alcohol
Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware will launch a campaign next week to highlight the issues surrounding children and alcohol.
Continue reading >Teenagers want a say in how sex education is taught in school
Teenagers would like to be more involved in deciding what content is included in sex education and how the subject is taught in school.
Continue reading >Do you know who your teen is talking to online?
Whether it's forums, FaceBook, texting or chat rooms, children are exposed to contact with other people who may not always be friendly. Even as an adult, it can be hard to shrug off less-than-friendly comments left on a forum, so what must it be like when you are a child?
Continue reading >My child isn't taking her schoolwork seriously
My 14-year-old daughter is constantly in detention at school because she has not done her homework.
Continue reading >How to get your teenager out of bed: Threaten them with FAT!
Teenagers have long been noted for their love of lying in bed until lunchtime, whilst their despairing parents try everything short of blasting them with dynamite to rouse them from their pits.
Continue reading >Could your child be looking at Facebook pages condoning rape?
Thousands of people have signed a petition asking Facebook to remove pages such as 'you know she's playing hard to get when you're chasing her down an alley', which condone and trivialise rape and violence against women.
Continue reading >How much does it cost to get your teens on the road?
If you rashly promised to stump up and get your teens on the road for the first time the bill could cost more than you think.
Continue reading >Off to university: Have you prepared your teenager properly?
Although most 18 year olds think of themselves as adults, the first term at university can be tough: freshers flu, budgeting, making new friends, and of course, the academic work.
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