Teenagers, Trauma and Tech: Nicola Garrard on Raising Kids in a Fear-Filled World

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TheFifty1Percent with Shreya Patel-Parekh

Shreya Patel-Parekh

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Teenagers, Trauma and Tech: Nicola Garrard on Raising Kids in a Fear-Filled World

TheFifty1Percent with Shreya Patel-Parekh

1 hour 8 minutes 55 seconds

3 months ago

Teenagers, Trauma and Tech: Nicola Garrard on Raising Kids in a Fear-Filled World

Why are today’s teenagers growing up surrounded by fear, pressure, and disconnection?

In this powerful episode, Nicola Garrard, acclaimed author, speaker, and youth advocate, shares her deep experience working with vulnerable young people. From social media and gang exploitation to shame, fear, and toxic masculinity, Nicola exposes the hidden realities shaping children’s lives today.

She explores the urgent need to raise boys without shame or hate, how phone-free moments bring joy back to childhood, and why we need public awareness campaigns around recreational drug use and its link to child abuse. Her insights are drawn from real-life stories and her acclaimed novels 29 LOCKS and 21 MILES, which centre on courage, friendship, and survival. If you care about the future of young people, this is a conversation you can’t afford to miss.

What we cover:

06:06): Why Teenagers Are Misunderstood

(11:58): How Social Media Targets Boys and Girls Differently

(17:15): Children Actually Enjoy Life Without Phones

(19:40): Why We Need to Raise Boys Without Shame or Hate

(27:47): The Risks for Vulnerable Children Online

(30:01): How Gangs Target Vulnerable Children

(33:24): Children Are Struggling to Learn Through Fear

(40:03): Recreational Drug Use Fuels Child Abuse

(45:55): Why We Need a Public Campaign Against Cocaine Use

(54:14): The Real Challenges Teenagers Face Today

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