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10 Things Teenagers Might Want This Christmas

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I know it is only just November, but if it’s okay for Kmart it’s okay for me to start talking about Christmas. This post is a heads up on possible presents your teen might want this Christmas…then again it may have nothing to do with what they want but hopefully it’s an interesting read on [...]

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How Generation Z Are Being Shaped by Technology

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Has technology changed the way teenagers tick? Teenagers today still go through puberty, adolescence, and all the associated personal and relational dramas that go along with that. So their basic desires, needs, and questions haven’t changed. But we need to acknowledge that the technology they have grown up with has completely changed the way people [...]

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Generation Z & Their Digital Future

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There is a lot to be said for changing perspective.  Observing an object or issue from a point of view that differs to our normal frame of reference can completely alter our perception.  We might discover previously unseen facets, have our perceptions altered, or be challenged to think in new and fresh ways. Recently I [...]

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The Pornification of Generation Z

Are today’s teenagers so immersed in a culture where porn defines the contours of mainstream pop culture, that they are not even aware why adults would be concerned? Teenagers have always been, and will always be interested in sex. It is a natural curiosity associated with growing up.  I am sure all of us have [...]

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7 Deadly Sins of Today’s Youth

When you think of the current generation of teenagers, what do you imagine they value? For some time we have known that Gen Y were more conservative than Xers and definitely more conservative than the Baby Boomers. The conservative trend seems to be continuing and accelerating with the emerging generation. Recent research conducted in Europe [...]

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Technology Overload & The Teenage Mind

Were you ever taught that the goal of technological advancement was to enable human endeavours to be achieved more efficiently resulting in a more leisurely lifestyle for all? Computers will save us time. Automated machines will take care of all manual tasks. Instantaneous communications will mean life becomes less stressful and easier to manage. Do [...]

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Go With The Flow: 10 Ways to Easily Engage Teenagers

One of my axioms about working with teenagers is: “Adolescence is like gravity,  It is much easier to work with it than against it.” A lot of the talk about dealing with teenagers focuses on how to combat or overcome the forces of adolescence.  As adults it can be easy to think of the teenager [...]

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Why Mobile Phones Are Essential For Teenagers?

We are all very familiar with teenagers who absolutely must have the latest fashion item or trendy gadget that is taking the world by storm.  It was true when I was a teenager (Reebok Pumps or Walkmans anyone?) and nothing much has changed.  As long as teenagers have access to money there will be people [...]

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Generation Z & Online Gaming

Today’s kids are playing games on consoles, computers, portables and online more than ever before. Remember when computer games were all about playing Pac Man or Space Invaders at the local  arcade? Or when the ultimate in home entertainment was having an Atari console? How about when things got really high tech and portable games [...]

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Energy Drinks and Teenagers: Do You Understand the Risks?

I am sure many of us have been there before.  You are running out of time, you have long since passed the point of being tired, and you still have a lot more to do! Whether it was for study, work, or getting through myriad of personal crises that always seem to happen simultaneously, the [...]

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