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In this Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers kids’ everyday questions, and today it’s a teen who wants to know whether girls masturbate. Hi, I have a question after reading a published piece for I Need To Know. Masturbating has always seemed to be acceptable for boys, but less commonly discussed among girls. Is …

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In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers everyday questions, like ‘how do I clean my penis?’ “Growing up, no one ever gave me the rundown on how or what I should do to keep my penis clean I’ve never read any reliable answer beyond washing it with water. Do I use …

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In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers kids’ everyday questions, and today it’s talking to a teen who says ‘I’m never happy’. Hi, I was just wondering if something’s wrong with me because I’m never happy and never want to do anything and I’m getting really lazy and I really hate …

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In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answers kids’ everyday questions, and today it’s a teen who wants to know how hard it is to say no to drugs. As someone who has never touched drugs before, how hard is it really to say no to illicit substances? Anonymous, 17, Newington Key …

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In our Things Teens Ask series, experts from The Conversation answer kids’ everyday questions, like ‘how do I insert a tampon?’ This article by the amazing Dr Melissa Kang (co-author of amazing books like ‘Welcome to Your Period‘ and ‘Welcome to Sex‘) walks girls through the, er, ins and outs. If you’ve just decided to …

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