<![CDATA[magazines for teenagers - recommendation]]>I’d highly recommend Wired and Fast Company. Even though they are not targeted specifically at teenagers, I find them to be highly engaging and informative.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/76734/magazines-for-teenagers-recommendationRSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 19:09:49 GMTSat, 02 Mar 2019 10:36:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Mon, 14 Jan 2019 04:00:55 GMT]]>Hi


Is there still BBC Knowledge? I used to subscribe for this few years back and now is this replaced by BBC Earth?

Am too is contemplating to subscribe for Times, Economist or RD for my 15yo DS

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894364https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894364Mon, 14 Jan 2019 04:00:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:01:47 GMT]]>

raisintan:
Does anyone know where to buy/ subscribe 青年文摘?

maybe you can borrow it from the library

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1888342https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1888342Fri, 07 Dec 2018 07:01:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:56:21 GMT]]>People magazine or reader’s digest

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1888341https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1888341Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:56:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:42:19 GMT]]>Try BBC.com. Lots of thought provoking articles online as well as current news and affairs. They have segments on health, technology, lifestyle, etc. It’s free.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1830320https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1830320Tue, 23 Jan 2018 06:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:52:42 GMT]]>Does anyone know where to buy/ subscribe 青年文摘?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1830282https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1830282Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:52:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:09:36 GMT]]>Appreciate recommendations from parents for non-fictions reading material for teenagers besides Reader Digest and Broader Perspectives.


Thank you.

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protutor:
I am a very academic-oriented reader, so usually I only read stuff that are generally helpful for my academic.

That's not my kids! They read a lot but they have to be interested. The best way to stop them reading something is to tell them that it will help their schoolwork. They, like me, garner a lot of miscellaneous info from reading fiction! I'm trying to get them to read more non-fiction, but it's an uphill task.

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slmkhoo:
HappyFaye:

I'm not sure if Economist would be too challenging for him. He only reads online news, not even newspapers but he will flip through newspaper to look for obituary section, his favorite section :faint:


If your son is not a mature reader, Economist is probably too heavy. I didn't really cope well with the Economist until I was in JC, and I was considered a very advanced reader. My 17yo daughter still can't cope. Time is a 'lighter' magazine, but very American. I used to read Newsweek, which was a little less US-biased, but it's no longer around.

You could ask him to try RD again - he may enjoy it now he's older. It's not as good as I remember, but it and BBC Knowledge are the only 2 magazines my kids will read at the moment.

Hi HappyFaye

You can borrow some past issues of The Economist. Time, RD etc to let your child read before deciding which one to subscribe. I did that for about 3 months. I let my eldest try TE and Time but he only likes TE. He read RD from P3 to P5/6.

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HappyFaye:
I'm not sure if Economist would be too challenging for him. He only reads online news, not even newspapers but he will flip through newspaper to look for obituary section, his favorite section :faint:

If your son is not a mature reader, Economist is probably too heavy. I didn't really cope well with the Economist until I was in JC, and I was considered a very advanced reader. My 17yo daughter still can't cope. Time is a 'lighter' magazine, but very American. I used to read Newsweek, which was a little less US-biased, but it's no longer around.

You could ask him to try RD again - he may enjoy it now he's older. It's not as good as I remember, but it and BBC Knowledge are the only 2 magazines my kids will read at the moment.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335507https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335507Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:45:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:52:31 GMT]]>Ds was introduced to reader digest by his PRI Eng teacher as compulsory reading material in p6. He didn't like the feel of flipping the A5 book 😓


Broader Perspective is definitely out as what you described - too school-ish and unappealing design of the magazine.

Knowledge BBC is good as the topics are of wider range, some are too high level for Ds.

I'm not sure if Economist would be too challenging for him. He only reads online news, not even newspapers but he will flip through newspaper to look for obituary section, his favorite section :faint:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335462https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335462Fri, 18 Jul 2014 00:52:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:24:06 GMT]]>

protutor:
I think Broader Perspective (extremely useful for expository writing, it helps me a lot when I was in JC) and Reader Digest are worth subscribing.

My personal comments on these titles which we tried recently (my kids are 15 and 17yo):

Reader's Digest - disappointing compared to what I recall from my own teen years. Stories are less varied and less substantial, language is also simpler than before, and the magazine is a lot thinner than in the past!

Broader Persepctive - also disappointing. My kids flatly refused to read them after a couple of attempts as they are too 'school'-ish and not very interesting (to them, anyway). I read a few and find the writing either poorly expressed or overly bombastic. The content is OK, but if not well written, it's really hard to read. I'm not sure I want my kids to learn to write that way.

I'm looking for more suitable magazines too. I don't think my kids can keep up with a weekly like Time, and the Economist would drown them!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335422https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335422Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:24:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:10:04 GMT]]>

HappyFaye:
Ngl2010, does your ds read time magazine? My s2 ds has no interest ;c

Yes. He finds it interesting. 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335416https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335416Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:10:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:19:09 GMT]]>Ngl2010, does your ds read time magazine? My s2 ds has no interest ;c

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335317https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335317Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:19:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:03:03 GMT]]>Time magazine.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335309https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335309Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:03:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:02:22 GMT]]>Thanks! Just check out the website, it looks interesting. It’s pricey though, will try for 12 wk subscription first.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335279https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335279Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:02:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:55:27 GMT]]>The Economist. It comes weekly.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335185https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335185Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:55:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:43:43 GMT]]>Oh yes, we do subscribe too but the frequency too long…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335176https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1335176Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:43:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to magazines for teenagers - recommendation on Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:29:28 GMT]]>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005NIOH/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00005NIOH&linkCode=as2&tag=singmathtuit-20&linkId=HO7UQW7INMERSGMM is a good magazine for Science. Attractive to children since there are a lot of pictures.

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