I've just finished Adolescence and hoped it was being discussed on MN.
I used to work as a Careers Adviser in the worst performing state school in my region, so had interactions with teachers, pupils and Ed Psych. It was also in an area of multiple deprivation. It was an eye opener. The Head of Maths once told me that by a Tuesday, she would've been told to F* Off at least three times by pupils. In one class, a pupil broke off a table leg and was swinging it around as a joke. Some teachers were better at controlling the class than others, but there was both funding and teacher shortages at the school.
Here's a worrying stat for parents to consider. The age of 9 is the lowest age when children are exposed to porn. (That is Primary School, where there are now unisex toilets). It is often shared by school mates, so even if your children have online controls in place on their own devices, they can still see it.
As they grow up, boys expect girls to look like and 'perform' like the women they see in porn films. Girls are then pressured into sexual activities and no amount of PSHE classes about consent and boundaries , can counter peer pressure and abuse on SM.
Andrew Tate is very popular with 14 yo boys too, so know what he is saying.
As parents, the best we can do is encourage open conversations about respecting females, and what is appropriate behaviour; understanding peer pressure; encourage the self confidence to question the stuff on social media. Parents also need to keep abreast of how YPs communicate now, and this show was a good illustration of that.
How we treat one another, and respect others, will be how our children learn from us.
We used to discuss all sorts of things at the dinner table - ranging from current affairs to what they were doing at school. One dc went off the rails for a while, but thankfully, got back on track.
Parenthood is a minefield.