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Health and wellbeing
Healthy friendships - how to encourage your child away from toxic body shaming
Friends introduce children to new ideas and exciting opportunities - whether that’s something minor like a different way of dressing or a whole new way of thinking about the world. But friends can be a source of anxiety for parents, not least when it comes to influencing how your child feels about their looks.
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Games, apps and tech
Skin gambling: what parents should know
When you hear the word ‘gambling’ the first image that comes into your head is probably a lottery coupon or a Las Vegas roulette wheel, not a child betting in their favourite online game. But a report by the Gambling Commission found that almost 40 per cent of 11 to 16-year-olds had spent their own money on gambling.
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Health and wellbeing
When your child is being bullied over their appearance
More than half of 11 to 16 year-olds have been bullied about their looks, according to a recent survey of children in England and Wales, and 40% of children are targeted at least once a week.
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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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Safety and settings
What you need to know about online grooming
Many parents worry that their child could be groomed online. Here’s what you need to know to help protect them
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Health and wellbeing
Mental health and young people: tackling stigma together
1 in 10 children will experience a mental health problem. Here's how to help them
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Games, apps and tech
Instagram: a parent’s guide
Tips to pass on to your children on the responsible – and safe – use of Instagram
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Health and wellbeing
Self-esteem starts at home: three ways to boost your child’s body confidence
We all have doubts about the way we look from time to time - children and adults alike. But sometimes these niggling doubts can develop into serious and lasting low self-esteem.
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Health and wellbeing
When family banter turns toxic
Families tease each other all the time. Banter is part of the way we bond. But when banter and teasing focus on appearance, we don’t always realise the effect it can have on the self-esteem of children.
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Health and wellbeing
How diet affects self-esteem
Airbrushed, edited online images can give young people an unrealistic idea of how they ought to look. As a result, teenagers may diet in an effort to look more like the pictures of celebs and influencers that they see online.
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Health and wellbeing
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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Education and the future
Managing money in a digital world: a parent’s guide
How to help your child manage money in a digital world
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Parenting
What is - and isn't - legal online?
The digital world is so new that half the time we don't know what the rules are. In fact, there are plenty of laws governing what you can and can't do online. Here's our guide to what you should and shouldn't be doing online (legally, anyway).