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Top tips on how to help your child make their online presence work for them and create a positive digital footprint
The growth of social media has brought with it some strange modern phenomena. One of the more recent ones is the viral online challenge...
Screen time: a common sense guide for parents
Instagram is now bigger than Twitter. What's the big attraction? And is there anything parents and carers need to know?
Everything you need to know about Pokémon Go, including concerns for parents and safety tips
The Priory Group, a provider of mental health treatment and therapy for young people, looks at ways in which technology could be used during revision
A parent’s guide to fake news and helping your child question what they see or hear online
Your child is probably going to come across unwanted images online. Not an easy topic for discussion. So how do you broach the subject?
But what exactly is digital resilience? And what can we do as parents to help our children develop it?
From Netflix to NowTV: how to keep your family safe when viewing TV and films online and on mobile devices
Top tips on staying up-to-date with what your child is doing online
Helping your child with their homework and revision can often be a huge benefit when it comes to exam day. Here's what you need to know to support your child's learning.
Divorce and separation are tough on children, but as a parent you can make the process and its effects less painful through good communication. Here are 10 tips from Gingerbread to help
Tips for parents on protecting your child from abuse, by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Child-friendly terms and conditions on social media; a parent’s guide
We hear a lot about the negative effects on children of using the internet but it can also be a positive thing. Here’s our guide for parents.
Here's how to set parental controls on apps such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Digital literacy and online resilience: a parent’s guide
NCA-CEOP's Dr Elly Hanson explains what we know from the evidence about the effect of porn on children and young people
How can your child spot relationships that are going to hurt them? Read our parent guide to abusive relationships and what to do about them
NCA-CEOP's tips for starting a difficult conversation with your teenager – and where to take it after that
Jeremy Davies of The Fatherhood Institute offers his top tips for what dads can do particularly well.
Some practical tips for parents to pass on to their children on how best to prepare for university
The big move up to secondary school can be a bit scary. Here are our tips on how to support your child through some common teething problems.
Teaching children about money in the digital age: a parent’s guide
Helping your child cope with exam stress: top tips for parents
It's the end of the summer term, with mixed emotions for some children who are moving on. But there are also practical things to consider. Here are our tips for being super-organised for the move to secondary school in September.
Five tips to help your child tackle their first week at a new school with ease and confidence.
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
Maryon Stewart, founder of the Angelus Foundation (now Mentor UK), offers her expert advice on how to talk to your child about legal and illegal substances that may alter their mood or behaviour
Practical advice for parents on bullying, cyberbullying, LGBTQ+ bullying and what to do if your child has been bullying someone else
Top tips for parents on helping to boost your child’s self-esteem and body image
How parents can help children and young people boost body confidence and self-esteem
The news is worrying. Children are understandably anxious about constant talk of disease, infection rates, and hospitals under pressure. It can seem daunting to explain what's going on when even scientists don't have all the answers. Here are our tips for getting started with a conversation.
Three children in every classroom has a diagnosable mental health issue. Read our advice from Place2Be to help your child if they are one of them
Children need boundaries in all aspects of their life to make them feel safe. They are especially important - and particularly difficult - in digital life. Here are five tips to help.
Stonewall explains how language and other behaviours can cause distress and longterm harm for LGBTQ+ children at school – and what parents can do to stop it
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
A parent's guide to picky eating: how to help your child be more adventurous with food
Ten tips for talking to teachers if your child is being bullied at school.
Alex Holmes, anti-bullying programme manager for the Diana Award, outlines some useful things to do if your child is being bullied online or off
Obesity: a guide for parents. What is it, and what can you do if your child is overweight?