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SUBSTACK: The Big Hug Guide to dealing with phones and devices.

https://open.substack.com/pub/teenagersuntangled/p/teens-and-screens-the-big-hug-teenagers?r=2u24i0&utm_medium=ios

REPORT on Instagram Accounts: https://fairplayforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Teen-Accounts-Broken-Promises-How-Instagram-is-failing-to-protect-minors.pdf

BOOK: Dr Catherine Knibbs - cyber trauma expert

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/phone-bans-how-parents-can-keep-their-kids-safe-and-happy-online/

DELAY SMARTPHONES:

Other options available: https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/take-action/parent

https://www.waituntil8th.org/

https://delaysmartphones.org.uk/

https://www.kidsfornow.org.uk/

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com/

SWEARING: 

Starting secondary school:

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/139-preparing-for-secondary-school-friendship-groups-and-those-awkward-talks-about-porn-and-sexti/

Girl friendship groups:

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/friendship-girls-and-toxic-groups-also-resilience-how-to-get-your-teen-to-keep-going-instead-of-g/

Andrew Hampton on girls starting senior school:

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/114-friendships-frenemies-and-boy-banter-parenting-our-teens-through-the-relationship-pitfalls/

Swearing: Second part of this episode

https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/boy-friendships-and-supporting-our-sons-in-forming-positive-friendships-also-what-the-we-sho-1/

I do have an episode about staying connected. I think it’s the second part of this. https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/2-alcohol-how-to-discuss-it-and-staying-connected-should-we-be-letting-our-teenagers-drink-and-w/

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