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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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Coping with anxiety in a post-lockdown world
Worried about returning to normal after lockdown? You’re not alone. Here are some helpful tips for re-engaging with the world
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Cannabis, skunk and the teenage brain
Advice for parents on cannabis, skunk and its reported links to mental health issues in young people
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Health and wellbeing
LGBTQ+: 5 things you can do if your child comes out
Concrete steps you can take to learn more about your LGBTQ+ child and their identity.
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ParentingHealth and wellbeing
How to celebrate special occasions during lockdown
It would be easy to downplay birthdays and other annual celebrations during the COVID-19 epidemic, but it’s important that children aren’t left feeling like their lives have been put on hold. Here are some tips for ensuring those special days are still marked in style.
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Screen time: why you shouldn’t worry
We hear constantly that screen time is a problem. But is screen time really that bad for you? Oxford Internet Institute Senior Research Fellow and Director of Research Professor Andrew Przybylski debunks the myths.
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Health and wellbeing
Children, alcohol and the law: a parent’s guide
What’s the law on children and drinking alcohol? Read our quick guide to find out
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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
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Sexually transmitted infections: eight useful facts
Teens and STIs: a parent’s guide
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Help! My child's phone has been stolen
If your child's mobile phone is stolen: how to help them recover – and stop it happening again.
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Health and wellbeing
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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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?