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How to tell when your son has hit puberty
The transition of your baby-faced angelic son into a teenager can be a challenging time, especially when you’ve never had to deal with the hormones that can descend upon your home like a cyclone.
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How to tell when your daughter is going through puberty
Are you worried about knowing how to tell when your sweet fairy-loving princess reaches puberty? Are you having trouble finding out because said ‘princess’ is locked up in her room?
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Study finds kids given alcohol by parents less likely to binge drink
Children who obtain alcohol from people other than their parents are three times more likely to binge drink by 15 or 16, compared to those given a drink by their parents, a major new study has found
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Tips for teaching daughters about body kindness
Most parents want to raise strong girls who feel good about their bodies and don't obsess about being thin. But how?
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Dad narrates teen daughter's makeup video - and it's hilarious
A dad has narrated his teen daughter's YouTube makeup video - and the hilarious result has gone viral.
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Tammin Sursok pens powerful letter to her overweight 13-year-old-self
Actress and entrepreneur Tammin Sursok has penned a powerful letter to her 13-year-old self, which shines a light on the struggles of overweight teenagers.
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Porn ruins sex for teens and beyond
Why aren't we outraged by our children having 24/7 easy access to degrading content? t's not good enough to say adults can choose. These are kids and what they learn as acceptable they carry through life and relationships.
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Dolly magazine axes its print edition after 48 years
Teen magazine Dolly has axed its print edition after 48 years of publishing.
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Sex guide for teen boys picks up where parents leave off
Even the most progressive of parents can be forgiven for fumbling parts of the sex talk.
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The Period Game that hopes to teach children about menstruation
A new board game is encouraging girls to 'go with the flow' in more ways than one.
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Why do we stop asking for help once our kids become teenagers?
The open, helpful dialogue we shared when our kids were young disappears once they hit the teenage years.
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Fed-up mum posts ad to give away her "moody" teen
If you have ever had to live with a hormonal moody teenager then you will feel for Ella Jane Brookbanks.
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UK school's horrific sex ed typo informs students they can 'reuse' condoms
A UK school has issued students with a sex education homework sheet that appears to inform them that they can reuse a condom.
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