We asked teenagers and parents to take part in an online survey. These are the results for Northamptonshire and neighbouring counties.

Choose from these topics:

Best/worst things about parents
Sex
Under pressure
Money, money, money
Society
Parents wish list
Celebrities
Vanity
Religion

Also see these real life stories

Teen mum Lianne fell pregnant just after taking her GCSEs. To her mum it seemed to signify the end of a glittering academic career.

Self harming teen Julie started to self harm in her late teenage years.

Gay teen Coming out to your parents and telling them you’re gay is probably one of the trickiest conversations you can have.

Audio diary of a streetwise teenager: Jordon Jordon is 16 and has just embarked on his first year of 6th form. He’s charming, creative and wants to be a music producer. He’s also into his singing… and girls! In this excerpt from the audio diary he kept over the summer, hear how he gets on with his mum, what he thinks of his dad and what his hopes for the future are. Hear more (Real, 56k)

Harry Enfield Q & A Harry Enfield is famous for creating teens Kevin and Perry. Here he answers our questions about his own teenage years.

Listen to celebrity interviews

John Peel His generation invented the teenager! John felt under pressure to live up to the rebellious rock ’n’ roll image of his day. Hear more (Real, 56k)

Peter Tatchell Peter Tatchell grew up in the sporting-n-surfing Australia of the 60s and was all set for a conventional future. So what led him to become a vanguard of the gay rights movement in Britain? Hear more (Real 56k)

Janet Ellis Janet Ellis is probably most famous for being a Blue Peter presenter and the mother of pop-star Sophie Ellis-Bextor; she’s also the mum to a 15 and 12 year old. She knows a fair amount about the teenage species. Hear more (Real, 56k)

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