No more Little Miss Perfect
Teachers and parents are struggling with a rise in teenagers pushing themselves so hard to be perfect, that they risk their mental health and, ironically, their academic success.
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Clare Kermond
Clare Kermond is a senior writer and editor at the Age who writes across a broad range of social and cultural topics. She is a former editor of the Age (melbourne) magazine and has a background in political and industrial relations reporting.
No more Little Miss Perfect
Teachers and parents are struggling with a rise in teenagers pushing themselves so hard to be perfect, that they risk their mental health and, ironically, their academic success.
No more Little Miss Perfect
Teachers and parents are struggling with a rise in teenagers pushing themselves so hard to be perfect, that they risk their mental health and, ironically, their academic success.
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