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Selina Maycock

Is your teenager drawn to taking risks? A child psychologist explains why (plus what you can do to keep them a bit safer)

Teenagers jumping off a cliff.

Is your teenager always taking risks and you've always wondered why? Experts unpick what is more likely to cause them to do something they wouldn't usually do, and you might be surprised by the motivation.

Parents of teenagers will often wonder how much sleep do teenagers need. and they'll be shocked to learn that the real reason they're sleeping in isn't because they're lazy. If this sounds like your experience of parenting teens then there's another stereotypical behaviour that you might want to explore, and that's why your teenager is always taking risks.

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