The death of the 16-year-old son of a prominent British baronet has again focused attention on the tragic cost of youth suicides. The international press reported last week that Alexander Codrington, the eldest son of Sir Christopher Codrington, apparently shot himself while on the telephone to police after reportedly being upset about a break-up with […]
Continue readingIf you haven’t already, take a minute to consider what will be required of today’s teenagers in 20 years time? As they become a significant part of the economy and start to shape the workforce, what type of skills and attributes will they require? What expectations will employers and policy makers have of them? While […]
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The more you practise the better you get at something! The more you use a tool the greater your skill is. Eventually you become a master of what ever the skill or pursuit is. Unless of course you are a teenager and that tool in question is the Internet. The accepted wisdom of our age […]
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No one sets out in life to get divorced. But it happens, and it continues to happen, and it continues to affect not only the adults but also children. In the previous post we explored the impacts the divorce of parents has upon teenage kids. In this post we will look at some of the […]
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Divorce is painful. It is painful for parents, for kids, and for close friends and family. We all respond to pain differently depending on who we are and our stage of life. Teenagers are not immune from the effects of divorce. Every teenager and every family is unique. So too the reasons and dynamics of […]
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18-year-old Jesse Logan considered sending sexually provocative pictures to her boyfriend to be a normal part of an intimate teen relationship. They were young and in love, and of course she trusted him. As can happen in teenage relationships Jesse and her boyfriend broke up. He then thought he could share the pictures of Jesse […]
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Angry disaffected youth. It is an image or stereotype that has become so commonly associated with teenagers that it has become unhelpful. While not wanting to perpetuate unhelpful and inaccurate perceptions of adolescence, anger is a genuine experience of being a teenager. Many people associate anger as something to be avoided or feared. Extreme expressions […]
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Take a second to think back to your own teenage years. I know it’s not always pleasant, so allow me to make it slightly more uncomfortable. Think back not just to your teenage years, but try to recall the most embarrassing moments, the silliest decisions, the reputation damaging mistakes, the painful errors of judgment or […]
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If you are a parent of a teenager, do you use text messaging as a means of communication with them? Are you concerned about how your teens use their mobile? Should your teen be concerned about how you use your mobile? Research conducted by TRU Research and sponsored by LG was noteworthy for what it […]
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Is this the beginning of the next big switch or just one of many ebbs and flows to come? In the last couple of months the internet has been awash with reports of Facebook fatigue. Despite reaching more than the 500 million user mark recently there does appear to be growing levels of dissatisfaction with […]
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