It is common for teenagers to sometimes lie to their parent or guardian to protect privacy, avoid responsibility, punishment, or protect others, but when the occasional lie becomes a regular occurrence, it can be difficult to believe them when they are telling the truth. While teaching your teen the value and importance of telling the truth, the eyes – more specifically blinking patterns may...
AMANDA’S TOP POTTY TRAINING TIPS By Amanda Jenner, UK’s leading potty training expert.
1. Choose your timing wisely. It is best not to start potty training if there has been a change in circumstance for example your toddler is unwell, there is a new baby in the family, you have just moved into a new home, your toddler has started a new childcare setting, there are any family problems in the...
When an emergency situation occurs, it can seem all-encompassing. It can take over the news, it can trend on social media, and it can be the topic of conversation everywhere you go. This can be difficult for people of any age to process, so for children, particularly young children, news of a natural disaster can be deeply distressing and even traumatic.
Together for Childhood and partners have joined forces to launch a campaign to help young people understand the impact of pornography and its link with violence against women and girls.
This week (February 6th-12th) marks this year’s Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness week, which makes it the perfect time for the group and its partners to launch the initiative.
Over 69% of 8-11-year-olds and over 76% of 12-15-year-olds in the UK state they play online video games , therefore, the importance of parents knowing the risks of these games is crucial in keeping these children safe whilst still enjoying the online communities these games provide.
With this in mind, the experts at Proxyrack have revealed 5 tips for keeping your children safe whilst...
Families planning to jet off in the half-term break will want to make sure they’re not landed with a hefty roaming bill right before the festive season .
This year has seen the return of roaming fees across many mobile network operators. Travellers are urged to check their phone contract to make sure they won’t receive any unexpected charges for using their device overseas.
Winter is a great season for family time, from having fun in the snow to enjoying cosy nights in playing games and watching films. But just like in the summer months, there are also a number of hazards for parents to watch out for at this time of year. These hazards can occur both outside the home in the chilly weather, as well as inside from heat sources.
We live in a world reliant on technology. Unfortunately, a very real side effect of this can be overuse, and even digital addiction - a colloquial term used to describe a problematic relationship with technology involving impulsive and obsessive use (including smart devices, the internet and video games).
For many of us it may feel normal to use one or even multiple digital devices...
Devon County Council Public Health Nursing has launched two new websites to provide primary and secondary school age children and their parents or carers with health and wellbeing advice.
The websites have been developed with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and include national advice as well as relevant information about Devon services.
Research by Play-Doh, the pre-school brand, reveals parents are under more pressure than ever before to be ‘perfect’, with social media the main culprit
In response, the Play-Doh team is launching Parenting is Messy – a new campaign that celebrates the honest, unspoken truths about parenting, kicking off with the launch of its first ever book, Notes on Messy Parenting
