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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lisa Salmon

How to support teenage kids through their first relationships

A teenager’s first relationship can seem like the most important thing in the world to them – and if it breaks up, it’s like the end of the world.

And while their much more experienced parents can see from the start that such relationships are unlikely to last, it’s not something they can really say to their child. In fact, it can be very hard to know what to say at all – or if, indeed, they should even utter a word.

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