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Teens having sex younger, need better sex ed
The age Australian teens are first having sex is getting younger, prompting a call for increased sexual health education for young people. The sexual activity of Australian teenagers is measured in a...
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Just cleaning up after a birthday sleepover. My daughter had six friends stay over last night. They all bunked down in the loungeroom, eating pizza and watching DVDs. Till 3 in the morning. Two of the...
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The media your teen consumes can change her life
Your teenage daughter is consuming more media through more channels than ever before. How is this information affecting her self image? 20 years ago the average fashion model weighed 8% less than the...
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Do teenagers need a vitamin supplement?
Exam stress, insufficient sleep, poor diet, growth spurts… the teen years can be tough on the body. If your teenager is burning the candle at both ends, you might be wondering if they should be...
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The rumble in the jungle: Single-sex vs coeducational schooling
By Andrew Whitehouse, University of Western Australia I have a confession to make…I went to an all-boys private school. Go on, admit it. You just judged me a little bit, didn’t you? I can’t blame you....
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OMG: It’s another stupid diet
The latest diet to take the world by storm and knock the Dukan Diet off its low-carb throne (and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ off the ebook best-seller list) has arrived. ‘Six Weeks to OMG: Get Skinnier Than...
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A mother daughter date, with an unexpected conversation
Sunday was a gorgeous almost-spring day in Sydney, and my daughter and I decided to walk across the Harbour Bridge, just because we’d never done it before. We would catch the train to the north side,...
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Time with parents is important for teens’ wellbeing
You may think you’re the last person on earth your teenager wants to spend time with, but new research reveals today’s teens are seeking out time with their parents, and that this shared time is very...
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“Kids are human beings, whose lives belong to them and no one else” Reader...
“I’ll take ideas from all sorts of parenting theories, whatever makes sense and seems to work, but mostly I’m just making it up as I go. My one underlying philosophy is that kids are human beings,...
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Parents told: don’t let teens drive with friends
Parents are being encouraged to restrict their teen from carrying friends when driving, on the back of two new studies into how peer passengers distract teen drivers. Image by Cha gia Jose, Flickr The...
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