The internet has helped teenagers continue learning and connect with others.
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Teens have acutely felt the effects of the pandemic lockdowns on their social lives. As the end of stay-at-home orders draws nearer, it’s important to consider teenagers’ social and emotional needs.
For teens, the pandemic has spotlit the risk of not being able to take risks associated with establishing new intimate relationships outside of the family.
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As teens forge their post-pandemic identities, let’s afford them the ‘dignity of risk,’ in their whole lives including their sexualities.
Sometimes an anonymous online forum is just what a teenager needs.
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A significant portion of teenagers’ social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of peer support are often overlooked.
Protester holding a transgender flag sign encouraging social distancing at Trans Pride 2020 in London.
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Trying to get help for gender dysphoria is rigorous and stressful for young people and their families, it shouldn’t be this way.
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Teenagers have been proactively focusing on self-care and staying optimistic.
Young people’s attitudes toward alcohol have changed over the years.
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Gen Z is breaking stereotypes, but there are still some worrying trends when it comes to substance abuse.
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Why are teenagers still being let down?
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Now streaming on Netflix, Dawson’s Creek brings a carnival of lost 90s moments: the job at the local video store; the grunge-lite clothing. It’s welcome relief in a time of Covid.
Ccommunication tended to be one-sided and used fear.
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Equipping parents with the right information on what to talk about, and how to talk about it, is a key step in addressing challenges to sexual health.
The coming-of-age French indie film ‘Cuties’ sparked a backlash because of a poster that went viral.
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The outrage over the teen film ‘Cuties’ diverts attention from the social structures that enforce conflicting expectations on young women.
Talking about sex doesn’t have to be awkward.
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Start early and choose teachable moments over a ‘big talk’.
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The state-sponsored pop cultural renaissance of Korea shows how language isn’t an obstacle to world domination.
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Green spaces near schools was also linked to higher fitness levels in teens.
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Living near green spaces, or growing up in a deprived neighbourhood, were both linked to higher fitness levels among teens.
Social media makes dating-related harassment and stalking that much easier.
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Many also openly admit to spying on or stalking their partners, suggesting that they may not know that there’s anything wrong with the behaviors.
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Social protection measures and food distribution targeting adolescents in informal settlements are urgently needed.
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Teenagers told us they experienced racism at school, on social media, and in their wider community.
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When it comes to discussing pornography and sexuality with their children, parents have to learn to be quiet and listen.
European football leagues’ popularity and increased internet access make football betting attractive among young people in Nigeria.
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What needs attention is the lack of opportunity that drives sports betting.
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A group of year seven students showed that relationships most of all – with friends, family and pets – gave their lives meaning.