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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
When you think your child may be gay
Advice and support for parents who think their child is lesbian, gay, bi or trans
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Health and wellbeing
When your child comes out as transgender: a Q&A with Sue Chitayi
Sue Chitayi, mother of a transgender son and parent volunteer at Gendered Intelligence, answers some parents' common questions
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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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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
Building your child’s self-esteem through physical activity
Exercise is a great way to stay healthy, improve mental wellbeing and learn new skills. Whether it’s a simple jog or being on the school netball team, it’s all worth it.
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Health and wellbeing
Ten tips for talking to your child’s school about bullying
Ten tips for talking to teachers if your child is being bullied at school.
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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
Selfies: the good, the bad and the downright irritating
91% of teens have taken a selfie. Should parents be worried or are they just harmless fun?
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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
Addicted to social media – or just teens being teens?
People often talk about children being addicted to social media. But are they really? Parent Info offers advice on helping your child use social media safely
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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
Talking to your child about suicidal thoughts
There has been substantial media coverage of the Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why. The drama has been accused of inaccurately portraying, or even glamourising, suicide. Dr Alys Cole-King Clinical Director, of the Social Enterprise Connecting with People, and Dr Stan Kutcher, Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health, offer advice to parents on talking to their children about the programme and its difficult subject matter