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teenagers
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Are only children really spoilt, self-centered and lonely?
I am an only child. Saying this sometimes feels like a confession – not least when people respond…
August 7, 2024
Are only children really self-centred, spoilt and lonely?
I am an only child. Saying this sometimes feels like a confession – not least when people respond…
August 7, 2024
Coming of Age review: Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers
Teenage cliques can offer protection – or enforce exclusion Virginia Woods-Jack/Millennium Images, UK Coming of AgeLucy Foulkes (Bodley Head…
July 10, 2024
The truth about social media and screen time’s impact on young people
“Get off your phone!” Most parents will have found themselves yelling some version of this at their offspring…
June 18, 2024
Smartphone use can actually help teenagers boost their mood
How do smartphones make teens feel? Shutterstock/DavideAngelini A small study of children aged 12 to 17 suggests that…
May 29, 2024
One-day mental health workshop improves teenagers’ mood for six months
Teenagers can gain long-lasting mental health benefits from CBT Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A one-day school workshop based on…
May 15, 2024
Is anxiety rising in children and if so, why?
Childhood anxiety is on the rise for a multitude of reasons Giuseppe Di Bella/Millennium Images, UK CHILDHOOD can…
April 3, 2024
The unexpected reasons why human childhood is extraordinarily long
I WAS going to start this article another way. But that was before my 10-year-old daughter intervened. In…
March 25, 2024
Teen sweat has distinct chemical make-up with notes of musk and urine
Body odour normally gets worse around puberty Carlos Barquero/Alamy Teenagers appear to produce chemicals in their sweat that…
March 21, 2024
The hidden evolutionary advantages of the teenage brain
There are hidden evolutionary benefits of the teenage brain Kerry Woolman/Millennium TEENAGERS, eh, what are they like? They…
February 20, 2024