The new parents, names withheld due to legal reasons, have the lowest combined age of any British parents in history.

The new teen parents were in a relationship for more than a year now and according to sources, these two were “totally in love” with each other and taking the relationship seriously and plan to bring up their new born child together.

The young mother’s mom is now a grandmother at the age of 27. She was a teenage mom herself that is why they supported her child’s pregnancy and stood behind them.  Both sets of grandparents have been very supportive of the young parents, but dismissed the plan of marrying their kids, which they think of it as ‘nonsensical’.

The young mother, who lives with her mother, was hoping to return school this September. The father of the young mother, says the situation is ‘heartbreaking’ but that both families are offering nothing but support.

We do not have the right to judge, but the mother could have taken her experience and prevented it from happening  to her child. Becoming a mother is not that easy, most especially when you are still so young.  She could have protected her daughter from having the same fate as her.

It’s good that they did not get rid of the baby, but the mere fact that she is still 12, she has not developed into an adult yet. It will affect her baby’s growth as well as the development.

It would be best to keep the young mother away from the father  for a while to prevent them from having  another child. These kids should be in school, working out for their future so that they can provide their child’s needs. The new grandparents can lead and guide their kids this time while they can.

It’s sad how technology influenced the teens the wrong way these days. They would send the explicit photos and videos to their friends and perceive the illusion of privacy. We thought we were sending it anonymously to those we send data to. We believe that the people we send to will respect our privacy not knowing that it’s just all a pipe dream.

Again and again, young people would do lunatic things such as sending nude selfies and videos to their perceived friends only to find out that once sent, these things are available to the entire world and would be definitely pretty difficult to retrieve.

Too many teenagers have committed suicide, drug use, suffered from depression and other attempts to escape the consequences of the wrong choices made in a moment of infirmity especially  after getting bullied online.

Just like the case of Amanda Todd, a Canadian grade 10 student  who used video chat to meet new people. She was convinced by a stranger to bare her breasts on camera. The individual eventually  blackmailed Todd to expose the photo to her friends, unless she gave a live show.

She had suffered depression, self-harm, cyber bullying  and struggling.  She created a video on YouTube about her story where she uses a series of flash cards to share her experiences about being bullied. Todd committed suicide by hanging herself. The video went viral after her death in October of 2012 resulting to international media attention.

Some parents thought that providing their kids the latest gadgets would make them getting appreciated. These gadgets are giving them the access to create a social media account. Some kids these days would post their school/personal/family issues to their social media accounts instead of sharing them to their parents.

Like any other powerful tools, parents should need to carefully monitor their kids, teens or young adult’s media activities. Parents should teach them how, when and under what consequences and effects would they get when using social media.

It’s our responsibility to do the best as parents to keep an eye on our children and protect them. There are so many predators on the loose everywhere, including social media.  We can guide them until they will reach the level of maturity to make wise decisions.

The entrant must create an awareness video on either the ATO’s efforts to promote a sustainable society, or the importance of Tax File Number security. The prize is generous for the Government but what is truly laughable is the language used on the website to try and connect with young people.

The page kicks off with a “thanks for stopping by” which is a phrase that has never been repeated on any other of the more than 2.4 million pages on Australian Taxation Office’s website.

For those who are interested, they are advised to “get cracking” on their entry. Remember, this is for students, so tax accountants are excluded. I would just love to know which bureaucrat was tasked with the drafting of this page, because it was most certainly not someone who has been in contact with someone young in a long time.

It is particularly cringe worthy when it comes from the Government department that, and let’s be honest here, we were brought up to despise. Don’t get me wrong, the ATO do an essential job and without them we wouldn’t have running water and all the good stuff our economy affords us. As a tax accountant in Sydney CBD, I rely on the convoluted tax system to make a living. But let’s face it, if the ATO were a kid at school, no one would be playing with that kid.

However, if you happen to be one of those kids that used to tell on the other kids for misbehaving when the teacher turned her back… then you should get cracking and help the ATO look good for young cool people.

When I was growing up, I used to enjoy having a jigsaw puzzle in front of me whilst I was watching TV. It was something to do during the ads and when story lines became tedious. But with introduction of smart phones, it seems we’re on facbook and Google in the ads, but it’s stimulating our overstimulated brains and sometimes it’s important to wind down.

Jigsaw puzzles will never over stimulate. In a world where everything moves faster every day, and people concentrate on a hundred things at once, completing a jigsaw puzzle is a great way to take time out and immerse yourself in something that doesn’t mean anything.

A jigsaw puzzle has no score, and there’s no competition. You assemble the pieces and reflect on life and love, not statuses and tweets. Spend a little bit of time doing something that our parents and grandparents did for fun, and you’ll have a clearer perspective as to why they’re not in such a hurry all the time and can seemingly take pleasure in things we would consider boring.

Visit Just Jigsaw Puzzles and pick out a 1,000 piece puzzle to complete whilst your thinking about how the world moves too fast and you need to slow down sometimes and take pleasure in the simple things.