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ToolBox for Teens

Hi! We’re Ari and Ches, the brilliant (and super humble) teens behind the website Toolbox for Teens. It’s where we try to be helpful and share some of the tips and tricks we learnt (and are still learning) as we navigate the challenges of high school and being a teenager. 

Some people consider something is lacking if they have a small group of friends. That’s where the word ‘only’ comes in – if you ‘only’ have something, it feels like something else is missing. But when it comes to friendship groups, small can be everything you need. Throughout high school, my group of friends has …

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Sorry, but it’s time to get ready to go back to school. I know, I know, there is still a few weeks left of the holidays BUT… if you leave it until the last week it’s going to completely wreck the end of your holidays. Trust me, I know! For a start, it’s super stressful …

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How’s this for awkward: I had to move schools in year 10. Kindergarten was the last time I had gone to a new place without knowing a single soul. Let me tell you, it was a lot easier to make friends when I was five. Before you read on you should know that I am …

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Yeah, yeah we’ve all heard the news: chances are you’re not going to achieve your new year’s resolutions. Depending on what research you read, about eleventy-billion percent of people fail. What we really need is a new year’s revolution! (We’re talking a LIFE OVERTHROW… not the WWE wrestling match ) We all have a looooong …

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We love a good Netflix binge, especially in the school holidays. There’s nothing quite as good as guilt-free late-night binge (as opposed to hiding under your doona watching shows anyway… ahem). If you feel the same way, we’re about to share our favourite Netflix shows for teenagers like us. Of course, everyone will have their …

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Sometimes it can be incredibly overwhelming to use the internet to research for a project or a class task, so we have devised a list of 10 free chrome extensions for school to help you out a bit. Try these free Chrome extensions for school 1. Mybib Mybib is an extension that generates either APA …

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