For teens: The difficult age, made easy

1. Silver Man series flat-pack

This special pack features incense, Silver Man doll and T-shirt.

Dover Street Market, 17-18 Dover Street, London W1, tel: 020 7518 0680, www.doverstreetmarket.com

2. Giant pull keyring by Julie Verhoeven for Mulberry, 150

Sometimes an investment-purchase is the best way to show a teen love.

Tel: 01761 234 230 www.mulberry.com

3. Easyglider, from 399

This fantastic new product is a sort of skateboard attached to a huge wheel with a motor that can hit 20mph.

Tel: 01483 757 722, www.ozo.co.uk

4. Stripy cashmere unisex wrist warmers, 25

Can be hidden up school-uniform sleeves to help keep warm on the way to school.

Tel: 0845 659 9944, www.brora.co.uk

5. Moleskin large weekly diary, 8.75

Cover it in stickers or keep it Beatnik black. Has a page of notes each week for homework, boyfriend numbers, etc.

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6. Shiny tote bag, 7.99

Girls can never have enough bags, and these tiny totes in cool colours make ideal stocking fillers.

Tel: 020 7307 9671, www.uniqlo.co.uk

7. Beano subscription, 66.04; 'The Arrival', 15.99

Celebrating its 70th birthday next year, Beano still rocks. For edgier teens, Shaun Tan's 'The Arrival' (under diary) offers an astounding visual journey.

Tel: 01382 575 582, www.dcthomson.co.uk. Magma, 8 Earlham Street, London WC2, tel: 020 7240 8498

8. Striped flannel pyjamas, 55

As teens seem to spend 90 per cent of the weekends asleep, they might as well be nicely dressed.

T el: 0844 557 0460, www.toast.co.uk

9. Almond intensive face cream, 6.80

Soothing for inflamed cheeks, and perfect for boys and girls on windy mornings.

Tel: 0115 944 8200, www.weleda.co.uk

10. Aniseed twists and fizz balls, 16.97 for 1.5kg jar

Classic sustenance for late-night revising.

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Mother-of-two Jenny Dyson is the European editor of 'Teen Vogue' and the editor-in-chief of 'Rubbish Magazine', second issue out now ( www.rubbishmag.com)