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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Martin Robinson

Adolescence is an intervention: why parents now need to step up

I keep hearing from parents that they can’t bring themselves to watch Adolescence. A series, which opens with the arrest of a young lad in his bedroom at the family home, is just too distressing even to think about. And yet, it really is a must-watch, as upsetting as the show is.

And many are watching. But what are we all now going to do to address this situation with children being corrupted by online worlds, and in particular boys?

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