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Health and wellbeing
Why your child’s friends may not always be good for them – and how to help
It can be difficult to stand against this peer pressure. The Dove Self Esteem Project’s Uniquely Me Parent Guide has lots of ideas, which you can download for free, for how to help your child not feel bullied by other people’s ideas about how they should look.
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Health and wellbeing
Are gender stereotypes holding back your child?
Men are big and strong and women are slender and delicate, right? Well, no, in fact - these stereotypes aren’t borne out by scientific evidence.
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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
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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Education and the future
Five tips for starting a new school
Five tips to help your child tackle their first week at a new school with ease and confidence.
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Parenting
Fake news: a parent's guide
What is fake news and how can you help your child spot it? Nicky Cox, editor in chief of First News, offers advice for parents
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Games, apps and tech
Online risk: myths and facts
Separating online risk from things that could actually cause children harm: a parent’s guide
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Relationships and sex
When parents split up - managing contact
When parents split up, they have to agree the contact arrangements for children. The Coram Children's Legal Centre outlines acceptable practice for contact, what to do when things go wrong, and some tips for making contact work for everyone.
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Relationships and sex
When parents split up - FAQs on residency
Residency is the legal term for where children live when their parents have split up. The Coram Children's Legal Centre answers some FAQs about living arrangements, formal and informal.
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Relationships and sex
Q&A about sex and teens with Brook
Brook's Richard Essery answers some parents' FAQs on young people and sex
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Parenting
Homework: being a supportive parent
Helping your child with their homework and revision can often be a huge benefit when it comes to exam day. Here's what you need to know to support your child's learning.
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Relationships and sex
When parents split up - a guide to the legal terms
More than 120,000 families with dependent children separated in 2014. Roughly half of those couples who split were married and the other half were previously cohabiting.
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Education and the future
Why everyone should learn to code
Simon Humphreys of Computing at School explains why coding is cool
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Relationships and sex
Negging: what parents need to know
Negging is on the rise online as well as off. But what is it – and how can you help your child cope if it happens to them?
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Health and wellbeing
Body confidence: how parents can help
How parents can help children and young people boost body confidence and self-esteem
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Health and wellbeing
Helping your child cope with panic attacks
Panic attacks in children: a parent’s guide from Dr Bijal Chheda-Varma, clinical psychologist at Nightingale Hospital