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I lived in Salem, Oregon growing up and thought it was so boring.After leaving for college and coming back to visit my parents, I realized it wasn’t so uncool.Moving back to Oregon now feels impossible.When I was 16 years old, I was convinced that the most boring place on Earth…
My teenage daughter needed logistical and emotional support to thrive in her first job.We tried to be purposeful about helping her save some of her earnings.She’s also learning the importance of work-life balance.When my daughter got her first real job at 14, I was excited for her.I had hoped getting…
My teenage son got his driver’s license.I refuse to track him because I know I’ll just get even more anxious.I trust my son and want to give him the freedom he deserves.My son just got his driver’s license and loves his newfound freedom. Even though he’s going to the same…
By Byron Kaye and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Software (ETR:) testers hired by Australia’s government to determine how to enforce the world’s first national teen social media ban have worked on defence and election contracts but will use another experience to guide their study: wrangling their own children online.…
At 11, my kid came out as nonbinary and changed her name and pronouns.I immediately accepted my kid’s new name but accidentally deadnamed her on a trip.My teen thankfully took it in stride, and I hope that’s because she feels my support. My two teens and I were in Germany…
By Byron Kaye and Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) – For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia’s planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line to the most important person to her: a grandmother she has never physically met. “It’s the only way I’ve ever…
A Russian teen was given 15 years for donating to the Freedom of Russia Legion, local media reported.Danila Yakovlev in Siberia had donated $54 to the organization, a source told Mediazona.He was found guilty of treason and financing terrorism, court records show. A Russian 19-year-old was sentenced to 15 years…
Teenagers across the world will experience something slightly different when they open Instagram over the next few weeks: Meta will now designate users under 18 as “Teen Accounts” — by default.Teen Accounts will have more restrictive settings for who can message them, who can comment on their posts, and what…
This week, a new scientific paper sent a ripple through the world of child psychology.Researchers at the University of Washington published brain scans of teenagers taken three years apart, in 2018 and 2021.The team expected significant findings, since the second scans were taken after all of the kids had their…
Two years ago, I packed bags and bins full of clothing and toiletries, and my son left for his first summer at sleepaway camp. Three weeks later, he celebrated his 11th birthday with his new camp friends, away from home and without family. At the end of his four-week camp…
