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Inspiration for gifts teenagers will love
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Alarm clock - sunrise alarm with sound and mood lighting

Beanbag - great to use indoors or outdoors

Board games - classic board games compendium

Camera - Polaroid camera 

Computer games - gaming keyboard and mouse combo

Credit card - Credit card holder

Diffuser - Aromatherapy diffuser with light    

Driving licence - Driving licence holder

Family photos - double sided acrylic photo frame

Gym equipment - dumbbells

Hair dryer - fast drying with attachments

Moleskin pocket notebook ruled – carry it everywhere and if feels lovely and squigy!

Movie player - Mini Projector

Night lamp - for desk or bedside table

Oils - Tisserand essential oils – choose own scent

One line a day, five year journal – great for noting down one positive thing every day and keeping a record of all those positive thoughts.

Paperblanks - love this brand, I have a small book that goes with me everywhere

Passport wallet - for passport, credit cards – small option

Recipe books

The Hungry Student

The Hungry Student vegetarian cookbook

The hungry student one pot cookbook

Student Eats

5 Ingredients – Jamie Oliver

Vegan one pound meals

Rug - shaggy, thick rug in different colours

Shot glasses - chemistry shot glasses or jar shot glasses with lids

Speakers - Anker Soundcore mini bluetooth or Aloie portable bluetooth

Sports equipment - wonder core or football or frisbee or tennis racquet or swimming goggles

Television - 14” portable freeview TV or 9” digital TV

'Useful' books​

- Student life hacks

- How to survive university

- Uni life hacks

Wall art / posterspersonalised canvas wall prints

100 LED lights with pegs for photos

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Meet the founders: Vanessa and Darius first met working in a school. Darius taught sixth formers and parents would catch him after school, asking him what they could do to help their teenage children make the right choices.

 

We looked online to find what resources were available specifically for parents and were surprised that, given how much information there was for children, there was very little guidance for parents. So we decided to write our first guide, and this marked the start of The Parents’ Guide to …​   

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