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From balanced diets to school bullies, we cover a number of ways to support your child’s physical and emotional wellbeing, helping them through the ups and downs of modern life. With advice on young relationships and handling a family breakup, we cover issues from TV and mobiles to sex and drugs, aiming to support you in raising a healthy and happy child.

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Parenting on a budget

Parenting on a budget

Parenting tips for when money is tight

Always ill

Missing school through illness, and other issues

Bedtime and sleep issues

Bedtime and sleep issues

Making bedtime a peaceful and relaxing experience

Bereavement

Helping children to cope with death

Body awareness

Keeping your child confident and informed

Bullying 5-9: the signs

Bullying 5-9: the signs

Spot the signs of bullying and support your children

Changing family

Changing family

Introducing new partners

Disabled siblings

Disabled siblings

Giving your non-disabled child the time they need from you

Friendship worries

Friendship worries

Supporting your child's friendships

Going to the doctors

Going to the doctors

Helping you and your child have a stress-free time at the doctors

Healthy eating 5-9

Healthy eating 5-9

How to get your children to enjoy eating healthy food

Living with disabled children

Living with disabled children

Information and support for families with disabled children

Peer pressure 5-9

Peer pressure 5-9

Coping with your child’s need to fit in and have it all

Stress and depression 5-9

Stress and depression 5-9

Tips for keeping children calm and happy

Too much technology?

Too much technology?

How to manage your child’s screen time

Young carers

Younger children who take on caring roles within the family

Alcohol - don't delay talking about it

Alcohol - don't delay talking about it

How and when to talk to your child about alcohol

Bullying 9-14

How to handle bullying and build their self confidence

Choosing to be vegetarian

Choosing to be vegetarian

Understanding and feeding your young vegetarian

Coping with life’s ups and downs

Coping with life’s ups and downs

Manage your own life and get on better with your child

Family breakup 9-14

Family breakup 9-14

How to support your children through a family breakup

Healthy eating 9-14

Healthy eating 9-14

How to get a balanced diet on the table

Home alone

When is it safe to leave your child alone in the home?

Hormone hijack 9-14

Hormone hijack 9-14

Changing body, changing mind – support your growing child

Keeping family time fun

Keeping family time fun

Find fun activities you can all do together as a family

Mobile madness

A tool or a torment? Help your child manage time and resources safely

Trauma

Supporting children who have witnessed or experienced traumatic events

Wanting their independence

Wanting their independence

Keeping your children safe as they become more independent

Anxiety

Supporting your teen through anxiety

Dealing with addictions

Dealing with addictions

Supporting a teen who is or has been addicted to drugs or alcohol

Drugs

How to talk to your teenager about the realities of drugs

Exercise

How to encourage your teen to get the right amount of exercise

Family breakup 14-19

Family breakup 14-19

How to support your children through a family breakup

Flying the nest

Flying the nest

The changing role of a parent whose child is leaving home

Help them to solve their own problems

Help them to solve their own problems

Helping them stand on their own two feet

Hormone hijack 14-19

Hormone hijack 14-19

Your developing teen’s changing moods and sleep patterns

How do I look?

Encouraging self-confidence through the tough teen years

My teen is gay

What to say and what to do – keeping your relationship with your child

Parent or friend?

Parent or friend?

Being the parent while maintaining a close relationship with your teen

Safety on the street

Safety on the street

Helping teens to stay safe

Self harming

What this behaviour might mean and how to address it

Sex

Help your teen grow up safely and with confidence

Stress and depression 14-19

Stress and depression 14-19

Recognising and dealing with teenage stress and depression

Victims of crime

Victims of crime

What to do if your teenager is a victim of crime

Young love

Supporting young love and picking up the pieces when it goes wrong