3 tips to feel less awkward in social situations (the teen edition)
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 …
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Things Teens Ask: ‘Is it normal for girls to masturbate?’
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 …
We need to teach teens about safe sexting
Sexting involves taking self-made naked or partially naked sexual photos, videos or explicit texts and sending them online or via a mobile phone. They are more commonly referred to as …
How to live a life of stokedness
Stokedness: the art of being stoked. How many days do you wake up excited for life, stoked to be alive and take on the day’s challenges? If your answer is …
I’ve just discovered my teen has watched porn – what should I do?
The median age for boys to first view pornography is 13, while for girls it’s 16. OK, so your teen has watched porn. First, stay calm. by Megan Lim, Head of …
The bigger my kids get, the more the little things matter
My eldest is turning 20 in a matter of months. Cue all the usual thoughts and times them by, well, 20! How on earth did that happen? It’s gone so …