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Where can your child get mental health support online during lockdown?
With the UK lockdown extended, you may be wondering how you can continue to support your child's emotional wellbeing during this unprecedented period. Here's our guide on where your child can get mental health support when you can't go and see anyone
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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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Health and wellbeing
What to do if your child is self-harming
Self-harm: expert advice on how to help you and your child through this difficult and emotional time
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Health and wellbeing
Mindfulness in schools: a parent's guide
Schools are turning to mindfulness as a way of helping pupils relax, concentrate, and avoid distractions. But what is it – and could it help your child?
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Health and wellbeing
Low mood: a guide for parents
Clinical Psychologist Dr Asha Patel on the signs and possible causes of low mood in children and young people, and how parents can help.
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Health and wellbeing
Understanding and supporting anxiety in your child
Anxiety: how parents can help their children
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Health and wellbeing
Boys and self-harm: facts and tips
The number of boys self-harming is rising. Here’s what parents need to know
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Health and wellbeing
How to have a happy family Christmas
Advice on making sure you have a harmonious holiday with children and relatives.
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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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Health and wellbeing
Fighting the stigma of mental health: a parent’s guide
Natasha Devon, former Government Mental Health Champion for Schools, offers advice on how to help your child
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Health and wellbeing
Spotting the signs of abuse
What are the warning signs that someone could be abusing your child? Donald Findlater of the Lucy Faithfull Foundation explains