Issue 113 Winter 2013 If you’re a teenager (up to 25 if you have special needs) looking to have fun and gain hands-on experience in the media, you could definitely do with Exposure. It’s free. Come and get involved.
Youthful thinking
Editorial Joelle
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Selt I’ve heard people say that the teenage years are the best of your life. Living through it can feel like the complete opposite. In my personal experience, turning from a child to a young adult was like entering a warzone. Not only did I have to learn how to combat problems, where previously my parents would have taken care of them, but I also had to learn life lessons, when I felt least able to. It can be a painful time. But confronting difficulties and overcoming them can help you to grow up and become an adult – there’s more to it than simply getting physically bigger!
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This issue of Exposure focuses on some of those life lessons. Maturing late, being a teen mum and growing up with autism are just some of the articles featured.
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There’s also an eight-page supplement containing articles on how talking about your problems is better for you. This is a part of a larger project aiming to raise awareness about male suicide, which is the biggest killer of young men in England and Wales. Problems are a part of becoming an adult, and they can leave scars. But these scars shape you as a person, and if you’re lucky they will help you deal with greater challenges that lay ahead. “All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” Helen Keller - American author and political activist