and words hurt the most." Plus, she says, with Facebook and instant messaging, there are infinite more ways to express them. "Try to let us make our own mistakes," pleads Lovegrove. "If we don't get to make our own mistakes when we're young then, at some point, as soon as you're not around, we're just going to explode." The key to being a good parent, she insists, is knowing when to butt in and when to back off: "It's OK to be concerned and to ask questions but please don't question us on everything. Do try to talk to us and make an effort to get to know us, but also understand that there are some things we don't want to talk to you about." 'I'll text my mum because I respect her' Ash Moran, 18, Dorset I live in the middle of nowhere, so going to college in Salisbury was a big thing. My old best friend down the road is doing hairdressing in Shaftesbury now. She's stayed in her area and she's not going to go to uni; I can imagine her in 50 years still living in Shaftesbury with her family. I'm going to be living somewhere really random. When I turned 18 I went out every night for two weeks, but then it got a bit boring. I spend most of the time with my boyfriend -- we've been together four months. Every Wednesday, Harry and I go to a pub quiz. He drives so it's