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Jake O'Kane: Teenage dreams turning into nightmares

I worry about the world my two teenage children must navigate, where they'll feel pressurised to augment their appearance with online filters just to fit in with their peers

Today's teenagers have to navigate a far more difficult world than their parents, with social media, online gaming and smartphones placing them under new pressures
Jake O'Kane
ONCE upon a time, not that long ago, in a city called Belfast, a baby boy was born. Suffering from severe asthma, he spent weeks in hospital where the most up-to-date medications and treatments aid[...]

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