Instead of disappearing from feeds, teens are outsmarting the restrictions with surprisingly resourceful tricks. Photo: Canva

A nostalgic family snapshot from before the January fallout, reflecting a moment of togetherness long before the recent headlines unfolded.

Born between 1997 and 2010, Gen Z shows a global pattern of declining academic performance, with prolonged screen exposure and surface-level learning identified as key contributing factors.

Kai Rooney

In some cases, parents are no longer able to work due to ill health; in others, they have been retrenched, retired on modest pensions, or face a combination of setbacks.

Late bedtimes are often linked to unhealthy habits, including shorter sleep duration, poor diet, lack of physical activity and smoking, which are all key risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Many parents in Malaysia, although deeply invested in their children’s wellbeing, may have limited emotional bandwidth to consistently monitor subtle behavioural shifts.

Photo: Canva For young people, cybercrime often shows up as online grooming, harassment, pressure to share private images, or being threatened with exposure.

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