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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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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 about the subject
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How to help your child if they are being bullied for being LGBTQ+
Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying is sadly very common in schools. Read Stonewall’s advice on how to help your child if they're on the receiving end and what to do if your child is among the bullies
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Tips for parents who are struggling to make ends meet
Practical advice for parents on low incomes to help claim the benefits you're entitled to
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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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Pro-ana and pro-mia: the dangers of pro-anorexia and pro-bulimia sites for young people
A parent’s guide to pro-ana and pro-mia websites. What effect could they have on your child if they have an eating disorder?
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County lines – what is it and who is at risk?
School closures have left vulnerable children who would ordinarily be supported in the day at greater risk of exploitation by criminal gangs. Here’s what you need to know to support your child
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Helping your child cope with media coverage of traumatic events
With graphic images being shown on the front pages of newspapers and on daily news bulletins, even very young children are exposed to upsetting information.
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What I wish my parents had told me about HIV as a gay teenager
HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with other men aged 15-to-24 have doubled in recent years. Here's what one gay man wishes he'd known as a teenager
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If one sibling has a disability
It can be challenging to manage family life as a parent of children with and without disabilities. Read our advice for parents
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It’s no game – how to tell if your child is addicted to tech
Many parents worry their child is addicted to gaming but are they really, or just doing something they enjoy to excess? Psychiatrist Richard Graham offers his advice
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Where can your child get mental health support online during lockdown?
With a UK lockdown over the winter months, 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.