Articles Tagged: teenagers

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

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.

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.

Surviving Teenagers: Why teenagers are like cats

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 14, 2012

Teenagers are like cats, according to a new survey*, because:

Leona Lewis blasts education system for failing young people

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2012

The education system has been accused of failing youngsters by X Factor winner Leona Lewis.

Surviving Teenagers: Welcome to exam season

By Marianne Kavanagh, May 8, 2012

Welcome to exam season. If you’ve got teenagers, you’re now treading that impossible line between encouragement and nagging.

Should 13-year-olds be given the pill?

By Glynis Kozma, May 3, 2012

How would you feel if your 13-year-old daughter was to pop into your local pharmacy and ask for the pill and be given it? And you would never know, of course.

Pregnant school girl TWICE refused school place by disapproving headteacher

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 1, 2012

The headmaster of a school in Ireland has been ordered to apologise to a pregnant teenager after he refused her a place because of her impending motherhood.