Mind Your (Text) Language: Texting and Teen Literacy
Parents have always been out of touch with the slang of the day. But texting is taking the phenomenon to unprecedented heights.
Browsing: (137) Teens
Period Talk: According to Students, It’s About Bloody Time
An international school student challenges the status quo and demands an open conversation about menstruation.
China Revises Protection Laws for Minors, Doesn’t Allow Online Gaming From 10pm to 8am
China revises its Law on Protection of Minors, with an eye towards gaming and healthy living.
Raking in The Dough: The Part-Time Jobs of Beijing’s Teens
Since ayis are so easily found in Beijing, what are our city’s teens doing to make some pocket money on the side?
How Beijing Teens Use Makeup as a Form of Artistic Expression
When did you start wearing makeup? Three students share their stories.
Social Media: Is it Helpful, or Harmful to Teenagers?
Although phones can be distracting, I believe that they can actually help teens socially, academically, and also raise their awareness of the world.
Boxes of Love: Has Quarantine Restored Our Faith in Humanity?
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, we, as young people, must take advantage of our time and energy by stepping forward and providing for those who have provided for us all our lives.
The Annual Gaokao Exam Is (Finally) Underway
Some parents have even gone as far as to consult a fengshui consultant on the layout of their children’s room – anything to give their kid a leg up on the grueling exam to come.
Beijing Teens Help Design Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Online Club
Since 2015, Beijing-based mental health organization Candle X has been offering to English-speaking teenagers and adults living in Beijing. Designed to fill the gap in mental health support and resources for Western expats it has grown to include a wide range of ongoing projects, workshops, and acts as a bridge between the community and mental health resources.