Articles Tagged: teen

Two schoolboys sponsored by head to shave their heads punished the next day at school!

By parentdish.co.uk, May 25, 2012

Billy Howard and Joe Moon were sponsored by their head teacher to have their heads shaved for a local charity, but were put in isolation for flouting school rules the next day

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Harry Potter's Quidditch introduced at Essex school

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 25, 2012

A school in Essex has revived pupils' enthusiasm for PE by putting Harry Potter's favourite sport on the curriculum!

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Mum calls for smear tests for under 20s after daughter dies of cervical cancer

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 25, 2012

A devastated mum has called for young women to be offered smear tests after her daughter tragically died of cervical cancer at just 23 years old.

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Victory for boy who wore a skirt to school as he wins right to wear shorts in summer

By Liz Stansfield, May 25, 2012

Chris Whitehead, the boy who wore a skirt to school in summer uniform protest, has worn his right for boys to wear shorts in warmer months

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Britain's fattest teen: House demolished so medics could get her to hospital

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 25, 2012

Firefighters, medics and engineers were forced to demolish part of a house to get a poorly 63-stone teenager out and to hospital.

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Police investigate schoolgirl's leaked saucy video clip

By Keith Kendrick, May 24, 2012

A schoolgirl’s “joke” video clip of herself posing half-naked has backfired after it was circulated amongst schoolfriends.

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Surviving Teenagers: Why girls have it tough

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 21, 2012

Girls have it tough. Yes, it's hard for boys. Testosterone, constant competition (who's funniest, strongest, fastest, most popular), spots, sex, having to be cool...But teenage girls have it worse.

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Are we giving our children mixed messages about diet and body image?

By Lucy Jolin, May 17, 2012

We're all concerned about the lessons kids learn from magazines which celebrate skinny celebs and highlight a new crazy diet every week. But perhaps we need to look a bit closer to home.

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