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31 votes
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Sweden passes law lowering age to legally change gender from 18 to 16
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Scammers are targeting teenage boys on social media—and driving some to suicide
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This is a teenager
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Here are thirteen other explanations for the adolescent mental health crisis. None of them work.
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The costs of a phone-based childhood (gifted link)
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The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
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Black LGBTQ+ youth need spaces that embrace them fully, researchers say
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Death of nonbinary teen Nex Benedict after school fight is ruled a suicide, medical examiner says
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Non-binary teenager dies a day after alleged assault at Oklahoma school
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How I taught the Iliad to Chinese teenagers
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Does your Irish child speak with an American accent? The change may not last forever, linguistic expert says.
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Utah teen athlete faces threats after state official posted photos questioning her gender
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How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State
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‘Fish Bandit’ arrested for taping fish to ATMs
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What should be included in a beginner toolkit for a teenage child doing small builder projects?
I have a teenage child. They're going to be doing "design and tech" at school, and they've shown an interest in light maker / builder projects. I want to put together a small toolkit for them. The...
I have a teenage child. They're going to be doing "design and tech" at school, and they've shown an interest in light maker / builder projects.
I want to put together a small toolkit for them.
The difficulty I'm having is that when I look at precision screwdrivers I pick a Felco set for £80. For regular screwdrivers I pick either Felco, Wira, Wiha, or Sandvick Bahco. This is probably a bad idea - they're going to end up with a lot of very expensive kit that they will not appreciate yet.
The other thing I'm struggling with is knowing which bits of kit are essential and which are nice to have.
I'd be really grateful to hear your thoughts about this kit. I'm especially interested to hear discussion about balancing "good enough" with "avoid garbage" -- I do prefer to spend more on quality rather than buying cheap buying often.
Screwdrivers:
A handle and a set of bits to fit the handle - £10
A set of weird bits (security, hex, torx) to fit the handle £5
Screwdrivers - pz1, pz2, 4 flat head screw drivers in sensible sizes (still working this out) (probably stanley FatMax) - £30Snips - they're getting my Bahco snips and my ancient lindstrom snips. I want to get them something they can destroy through misuse, so I'll buy something for around £15
Pliers - needlenose serrated pliers £10
Pliers - big pliers - they'll be getting my ancient RS pliers.Wire strippers - I like the scissor type that have a range of holes. A nice pair is about £20.
Wrenches and spanners - I have three adjustable spanners in different sizes. I'm looking at micro-ratchets, so something like Kerr or felo (xs33) (but the felo is expensive!!) or Bahco 2058/S26 for £20
Soldering iron - I'm super tempted to just get Hakko's intro model for £100-£150. But I don't know whether I should go instead for some cheap thing like tenma. My own preference for me is strongly Weller - I used weller irons for decades and they were so solid and robust for what I was doing, but not a great choice for tinkering about. I'm struggling to understand the build quality of Tenma bought from a reputable company. I don't want my child fixing things in a mains powered box.
I need a tool box to put it all in.
I need some kind of cutting and filing tools - cheap set of files and a little handle.
I need some measuring equipment - I don't know whether to include a nice set of steel rules or a cheap digital calliper.
Alongside all this there will be a dremel multitool and some useful accessories for it.
And also safety equipment - dustmasks, eye protection (from a reputable supplier!!)
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A Louisiana teen traveled to the West Bank to learn about his roots. He was shot dead.
17 votes -
West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21
47 votes -
Silicon Valley vs. teenage girls
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Swedish A-traktors, vehicles modified to not go above 19mph, became a teenage rite of passage – amid a rise in accidents there are calls for a ban
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Fun things to do as a family with teens?
We’re finding it increasingly difficult find meaningful time to spend with the kids. They’re teens but still want to do stuff together and yet with all the extracurricular and us working it’s hard...
We’re finding it increasingly difficult find meaningful time to spend with the kids. They’re teens but still want to do stuff together and yet with all the extracurricular and us working it’s hard to just be together. They also have their own preferences and sometimes it’s hard to find common ground.
Was hoping to find some inspiration and ideas. Thanks in advance.
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How gender-affirming health care for kids works in Canada
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Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities
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A Meta engineer known as an expert at curbing online harassment saw his own child face harassment on Instagram. Now, he’s testifying before the US Congress
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An Idaho woman and her son have been charged with kidnapping after prosecutors say they took the son’s minor girlfriend to Oregon to get an abortion
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California public school students will learn about labor rights under first-of-its-kind law
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Incel ideology has entered the mainstream
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Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous 300 year old Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall
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US appeals court upholds Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors
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Mobs of masked teens ransacked Philadelphia stores. Police have made over a dozen arrests
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Nebraska woman gets two years in prison for helping teen daughter have an abortion
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US mother sentenced to two years in prison by Nebraska for giving daughter abortion pills
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French government defends arrest of teen in classroom over transgender bullying claims
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In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’
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Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods
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Opinion: The Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ+ youth, restrict access to information and community
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Inside one family's decision to move from Texas to California to protect their transgender teenager
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No evidence UK grammar school systems are best for the brightest, study of 500,000 pupils reveals
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Sweden seeks to stem deadly rise in youth crime – illegal guns are relatively accessible, with younger and younger children being drawn into serious crime
14 votes -
Potentially faulty data spotted in surveys of drug use and other behaviors among LGBQ youth
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She wasn't able to get an abortion. Now she's a mom. At 13 years old, soon she'll start 7th grade.
95 votes -
New Saturn app says only students can see user data; this doesn’t seem true
19 votes -
Inside STAR Guides, Utah's abusive anti-porn camp for teens
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Girl, 16, dies after being made to sleep in ‘period hut’ outside her home in Nepal
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‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: Teen literary influencers swaying publishers
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Mundane participation: Power imbalances in youth media use
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An abortion ban made them teen parents. This is life two years later.
55 votes -
I spent a week alone in the Metaverse
39 votes -
The teen mental illness epidemic began around 2012
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Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect for now
39 votes