The real reason British teenagers are so unhappy

Authors of Taming Childhood? claim helicopter parenting and a lack of risk is stifling children

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Children growing up in the UK are said to be some of the unhappiest in the industrialised world.

The UK now has the highest rates of self harm in Europe. And the NSPCC’s ChildLine Annual Review lists it as one of the top reasons why children contact the charity.

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