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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
Quaranteened: helping teenagers cope with lockdown
Social distancing and self-isolation bring challenges for everyone, but teens face a particularly hard time. So how can you help?
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Education and the future
COVID-19: your education questions answered
As children and young people across the UK are sent home from school, we break down the government’s new guidance on the cancellation of GCSEs, AS, and A Levels to try to offer a little clarity
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Health and wellbeing
How to look after your family’s mental health when you’re stuck indoors
With schools closing and many adults working from home, families are going to be cooped up – and that may present some difficulties for children and their parents. Here are our tips for keeping everyone’s spirits up as much as possible as we self-isolate.
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Games, apps and tech
What are unboxing videos – and why does my child like them?
The first unboxing videos involved technology products: it’s thought that the first unboxing video on YouTube was for a cellphone in 2006. Since then, unboxing has rapidly become one of YouTube’s most-watched genres.
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Health and wellbeing
Tips for starting the difficult coronavirus conversation with your child
The news is worrying. Children are understandably anxious about constant talk of disease, infection rates, and hospitals under pressure. It can seem daunting to explain what's going on when even scientists don't have all the answers. Here are our tips for getting started with a conversation.
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Health and wellbeing
Young people and suicide: if your child tries to take their life
Ged Flynn of Papyrus, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide, outlines what parents need to know if their child tries to take their life
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Games, apps and tech
Snapchat: a parent's guide
Everything you need to know about Snaptchat, the hugely popular picture sharing app
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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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Safety and settings
What is the dark web? A parent’s guide
A parent’s guide to the dark web: why your child may be using it and what you need to know
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Safety and settings
Children in care and online risk: tips for carers on how to protect them
Looked after children can be more vulnerable to approaches online from strangers. Here, NCA-CEOP offers some tips to carers on how to protect them – and how they can learn to protect themselves
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Education and the future
Preparing your child for secondary school
It's the end of the summer term, with mixed emotions for some children who are moving on. But there are also practical things to consider. Here are our tips for being super-organised for the move to secondary school in September.
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Health and wellbeing
Self-harm: facts for parents
What do you do when you discover your child is self-harming? Consultant psychiatrist Dr Andrew Hill-Smith offers advice on how you can help your child
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Health and wellbeing
Emerging financial independence and the risks of gambling
Find out more about how you can help young people manage their money and understand gambling-related risks.
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Parenting
What kind of parent are you?
There are three main styles of parenting. Which one best describes you?
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Health and wellbeing
Why boys are less likely to ask for help… and what we can do to help them
For many reasons, men and boys who have experienced child sexual abuse find it more difficult to be taken seriously. This article from NCA-CEOP looks at why this might be – and how we can support them.
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Health and wellbeing
Grieving in the digital age
Dr. Elaine Kasket discusses how the digital world has changed the way we grieve and the rise of 'digital legacies' on social media.
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Safety and settings
Staying safe on Minecraft
Tips for parents on helping your child make the most of Minecraft