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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

How to help your teen with comparison culture on GCSE results day

Whether your child’s GCSE results are high, low, or somewhere in between, one thing is inevitable – they’ll compare them with their friends’ grades.

This comparison culture, which is far more pervasive because of social media, can leave teens feeling inadequate because their results are worse than their mates, or make their friends feel useless if roles are reversed.

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