teenagers Archives

Technology Help: A Useful Service in the Community

August 17, 2025

This article is part of the Eastern Suburbs Mums Teen Jobs Guide. Many adults struggle with new technology. Teens who are comfortable with devices can easily help others. Why Tech Help is in Demand Smartphones, apps and smart home devices can be confusing for some people. A patient teen who can explain things clearly can provide valuable help. How Teens Can Get Started They can offer help with tasks like: Setting up smartphones Installing apps Connecting smart TVs Showing people how to use social media Example A neighbour may pay $20–$30 for help setting up a new phone or tablet….

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Events

Yes Yes Yes – Unpick Consent

May 2, 2025

Yes Yes Yes is an award-winning show specifically designed for young adults, dealing with the difficult area of consent. Presented as part of Seymour Centre’s Arts Education program, this is an insightful piece that supports parents looking for meaningful theatre for their children that aligns with NSW curriculum outcomes. Part documentary, part confession, part open conversation, Yes Yes Yes is a theatre show created specifically for teenagers exploring the knotty and necessary topics of healthy relationships, desire and consent. “Young people have the skills already to be having super healthy consensual relationships with everyone in their lives.” says Karin McCracken, writer and performer of…

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Parenting

The Parent’s Guide To Hosting 18th Birthday Parties

February 6, 2023

Raising kids is one of the most simultaneously rewarding and challenging tasks that life can present to you. There are the tantrums and the tears, the bickering and the squabbling. But at the end of the day, as you tuck them into bed and say goodnight, you wouldn’t trade it for the world. Kids can enrich your life as nothing else can. And one thing you need to get used to as a parent is your kid growing up; it happens so quickly that you almost seem to blink, and they’re five, then ten, then fifteen and finally eighteen. And…

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