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Health and wellbeing
Reality TV - not real and quite depressing
A YouGov survey for the Foundation found that almost one in four 18-24-year-olds say reality television shows make them ashamed of their own appearance. In more than a third of viewers, this led to feelings of anxiety and depression.
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Health and wellbeing
Helping your child to manage anxiety
Dr Hayley Van Zwanenberg, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at Priory Wellbeing Centre Oxford, offers advice on how to help your child understand anxious feelings.
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Parenting
Talking to your child about fake images
It’s easy for young people to overlook the many ways in which online images may be fake - so it’s important to talk to them about why people filter their lives in this way, and what effect it’s likely to have.
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Health and wellbeing
Immunisation: the facts
Professor Helen Bedford from University College London gives advice for parents on vaccinations and looks into the spread of misinformation about vaccines on social media.
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Health and wellbeing
Helping your child to manage anxiety
Dr Hayley Van Zwanenberg, a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist at Priory Wellbeing Centre Oxford, offers advice on how to help your child understand anxious feelings.
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Safety and settings
Start talking PANTS!
The NSPCC explains how a simple conversation will help to keep your child safe from sexual abuse on and offline
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Safety and settings
Setting filters on YouTube
YouTube's SafetyMode allows parents to restrict the content their children see. Here's our quick guide to setting it up
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Games, apps and techParentingSafety and settings
A fun tool to help your child solve online safety dilemmas
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP command has created an interactive game that can help you start conversations with your child about making safer choices online.
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Parenting
Should parents worry about what their kids are doing online?
Are children sharing too much online?
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Health and wellbeing
Talking to your child about an eating disorder
The number of young people treated in hospital for eating disorders is rising. Here are some tips for talking to your child on the subject
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Games, apps and tech
VPNs: What are Virtual Private Networks?
A parent's guide to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) from NCA-CEOP’s Leah Buck
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Health and wellbeing
Talking about alcohol with your child: a parent's guide
Our checklist of top tips for guarding your child against trouble with drink...
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Health and wellbeing
Top tips if your child is being bullied
Alex Holmes, anti-bullying programme manager for the Diana Award, outlines some useful things to do if your child is being bullied online or off
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Health and wellbeing
Tips for parents who are struggling to make ends meet
Practical advice for parents on low incomes to help claim the benefits you're entitled to
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Health and wellbeing
Saving made simple
Tips to help children learn to save and manage money in the real and online worlds.