Teen

It seems that there are more things for teens to spend money on than ever. There are expensive clothes, video games, mp3 players, and more. If you aren’t made of money, it’s hard to give your kids everything they want. That’s why it’s important to help them understand the value of money.

What determines how a night out goes is settled before anyone leaves the house. The way home, the phone call that has to be free, spiking and what Ask for Angela is for, what the drinking law actually says, and an honest word about self-defence classes.

Parents take lots of precautions to keep their children from getting in trouble. They teach them what they think is right and try to keep them from succumbing to negative peer pressure. But kids will be kids no matter what you do and sometimes they make mistakes. The important part is what you do after. If your teen is being influenced by other teens, there are some steps you can take to help them get back on track.

Parenting a teen can be tough, especially when they start bringing new friends home. With all the different friends your child is bound to make, it’s pretty likely you’re going to dislike at least one of them. Here’s what to do to keep this small issue from becoming a big problem.

Most parents have some fears of the day their child will start dating. It is the big sign that they’re growing up and are entering adulthood. But it’s important to remember that they do still need you now and this is a normal development phase of the teen years.

Some people believe that bullying is just a fact of life that kids have to deal with. The problem is that these situations are often quite severe and could even lead to death and suicide in some cases. Even if the situation doesn’t get to that point, it can still have an emotional toll on your child. Here are some ways to tell if your child is being bullied and what to do if they are.

Drunk driving is the number one killer of people aged 15 to 24. That’s why it’s important to take extra steps to keep your teen from driving drunk. It may take extra time and a bit of courage, but you may be saving the life of your child or someone else’s child.

All parents want to keep their kids safe, but with all the dangers in today’s world that’s getting harder to do. A big concern for many parents is drugs. While it’s best to stop your child from doing drugs before they start, there are things you can do if you suspect a problem.

Many parents don’t realize how important it is to teach your child that dating and sex do not go hand in hand. Many teens just assume that sex is a normal part of dating. And why wouldn’t they? Magazines, movies, television, and their friends all give them this message on a regular basis. Don’t just assume your child knows the difference; tell them as often as you can.

Sexual health services are confidential, including for under-16s, and the exceptions are narrow enough to state exactly. Where to go, what is free, the age of consent, contraception and emergency contraception, testing, the HPV vaccination and consent.

Raw attainment largely measures intake rather than teaching, progress measures come with confidence intervals that decide whether a difference is real, and Ofsted replaced its single overall word with area-by-area report cards in November 2025.

One-to-one tuition is worth around five months of additional progress, and the arrangement that produces it — short sessions several times a week, linked to the school's work — is close to the opposite of the hour-a-week model usually sold.