We got to ask some teens this question, and here’s their candid answers.

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For teens embarking on those all-important higher education choices, it’s an unhelpful term.

What is sadfishing as illustrated by a woman looking at her phone and crying

Exam conditions returning to pre-pandemic levels this year could see a downturn in results.

A psychologist shares 4 tips to help teens deal with disappointment.

A family of all ages standing in the kitchen, cooking and eating together

Children in nursery singing nursery rhymes

Newborn baby wrapped in a wool blanket wearing a woolen hat

Parent high fiving child

Burger King sign

Mother talking to teenage daughter about sex

Woman craving sugar and eating a doughnut

A selection of foods to eat on a low sodium diet

foods high in iron

mum on sofa with kids

working mum with baby in slng blurred

Mother comforting her teenage daughter

Group of teenagers smiling at the camera

Protest banner stating ‘you can be masculine without being toxic bro’ next to cut out of writer Debra Waters

Selfie with mum? No thanks!

Two teenage girls walking side by side

A group celebrating their university graduation

Two teenage girls laying down and smiling

Disappointed teenage girl after collecting exam results