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Teen news and insights

Teen news and insights
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On Instagram’s new location-sharing feature

What the update could mean for your teen

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Teen news and insights
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3 in 5 teens say social pressure is their top worry with a new school

Top concerns are fitting in and feeling alone

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Mental health & wellbeing
Teen news and insights
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The Online Safety Act and your teen

What UK parents might want to know

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Relationships

Relationships
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When your teen’s left out: 6 tips to help

Supporting your teen when they’re excluded

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Relationships
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Helping your daughter through her first breakup

Supporting her through heartbreak with care

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Relationships
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What's sharenting and is it safe?

Protecting your child’s privacy online

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Mental health & wellbeing

Mental health & wellbeing
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Teen privacy online: should you spy on them?

How to balance trust and safety

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Mental health & wellbeing
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Is bed rotting bad for your teen?

What it means, why it happens, and warning signs

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Mental health & wellbeing
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What is brain rot and is it real?

The meaning and what to watch for

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Periods & hormones

Periods & hormones
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What does a first period look like?

Signs parents can look for

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Periods & hormones
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How to make a period end faster?

Can your teen shorten their period?

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Periods & hormones
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How can you get your period earlier?

Can your teen induce a period?

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Navigating difficult scenarios

Navigating difficult scenarios
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Teen slang words guide

What are they saying?

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Navigating difficult scenarios
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Teen emoji uses and their meanings

Emoji meanings according to teens

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Navigating difficult scenarios
Text acronyms

Text acronyms used by teens

Texting abbreviations guide for parents

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Sleep
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Mouth tape for sleep: is it teen safe?

What to know about the sleep trend

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Sleep tips for your teen

Helping them get their zzz’s

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Sleep
How much sleep do teens need?

How much sleep does your teen really need?

Understanding your teen’s sleep cycle

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Body image & positivity

Body image & positivity
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Navigating the back to school glow up trend

Teens are turning so social media for “glow up” tips

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Mental health & wellbeing
Body image & positivity
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Teenage low self-esteem: causes, signs, and solutions

Is your teen lacking confidence?

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Body image & positivity
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What is TikTok's “chubby” filter trend?

Explaining the dangers it poses

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Nutrition & exercise

Nutrition & exercise
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Navigating the 75 hard TikTok challenge

What is it and is it safe?

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Nutrition & exercise
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Exercise for teens: how to motivate them as parents?

How much physical activity do teens need?

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Nutrition & exercise
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Crunchy teen trend: what parents need to know

Has wellness gone too far?

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Confidence & motivation

Confidence & motivation
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Help for parents on exam results day

A guide to supporting your teen

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Confidence & motivation
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5 back to school tips for parents

Help your teen with going back to school

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Confidence & motivation
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Can your teen revise too much?

Signs your teen is overdoing it

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Growing up

Growing up
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A guide to the best apps for teens

And an overview of what they do

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Growing up
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Supporting your child’s transition to secondary school

A full guide to help parents through this

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Periods & hormones
Growing up
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Understanding the stages of female puberty

The first signs + physical changes

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Female health

Female health
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Hay fever relief for your teen

Home remedies for hay fever

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Female health
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7 TikTok trends parents need to know about

Doctor debunks harmful trends affecting teens and tweens

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Female health
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Best sunburn relief for your teen

What really helps and what to avoid

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Hair & beauty

Hair & beauty
When should your daughter start shaving?

When should your daughter start shaving?

And does she need to remove body hair?

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Hair & beauty
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Why are teens mewing?

A guide to the mewing jawline trend

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Gender, sexuality & identity

Gender, sexuality & identity
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Help your teenager with coming out

How to react and more info for parents

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Gender, sexuality & identity
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Sexualities and their meaning: the sexuality terms explained

A quick guide for parents

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Skin & skincare

Skin & skincare
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Teen skincare routine you would appreciate as a parent

Help your teen follow the right routine

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Skin & skincare
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Should teens be using retinol?

Exploring the risks of retinol serum

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Skin & skincare
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Navigating TikTok skincare trends

De-influencing and guiding your teen

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Sex & sexual health

Sex & sexual health
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Talking to your teen about sex

+ what age should you explain sex to your teen?

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