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Underage drinking: how big an issue is alcohol for teens?
Children and alcohol: a parent's guide
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E-cigarettes and vaping: a parent’s guide
Expert advice on what you can do if you suspect your child may be using ecigarettes.
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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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Picky eating: how to help your child eat better
A parent's guide to picky eating: how to help your child be more adventurous with food
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Body confidence: how parents can help
How parents can help children and young people boost body confidence and self-esteem
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Healthy body image in children: what parents can do
Top tips for parents on helping to boost your child’s self-esteem and body image
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What if you’re worried about your child’s mental health?
Video: Claire Usiskin from YoungMinds talks about warning signs parents should look for and how you can respond if you're concerned about your child's mental health
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How setting personal goals can boost your child’s self-esteem
‘What do you hope to achieve?’ ‘What do you want to become good at?’ As daunting as those questions may be, studies have shown that we are much more likely to accomplish the things we want to do if we set out clear goals
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When your child is being bullied over their appearance
More than half of 11 to 16 year-olds have been bullied about their looks, according to a recent survey of children in England and Wales, and 40% of children are targeted at least once a week.
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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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Talking to your child about fake images
It’s easy for young people to overlook the many ways in which online images may be fake - so it’s important to talk to them about why people filter their lives in this way, and what effect it’s likely to have.
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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.