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Parenting through the Christmas holidays − a counsellor’s perspective
Chantelle Sciberras highlights some of the challenges parents may face during the festive season and shares tips on how to overcome them
Healthy habits and the holiday season
Four experts give families tips to navigate eating, physical activity and sleep during Christmastime
How short-form videos could be harming young minds
Personalised feeds encourage long sessions of rapid scrolling that can be difficult for children to manage
How misinformation may be fuelling teen vaping
Online trends and anecdotes often outrun the slow, careful process of research, and young people are particularly susceptible
When childhood happens on screen
Roberta Attard shares the findings of a study revealing what children in Malta are really doing online and why they still need us beside them
Driven by TikTok trends, new beauty brands target children
Children’s skin does not need cosmetics, apart from daily hygiene products and sun cream, experts say
5 storybooks to help children navigate anxiety
A list of books that explore different experiences of anxiety plus extra resources for parents
Australia ban offers test on social media harm
Opponents argue there is not enough hard proof to warrant the new legislation, which could do more harm than good
UK slaps sugar tax on milkshakes in battle against child obesity
The levy will affect pre-packaged milkshakes, ready-to-go coffees and sweetened yoghurt drinks but not those made in cafés and restaurants
What teenagers want adults to know about their digital lives
Figuring out the concerns young people have is crucial to addressing the ways these might be affecting their mental health, two experts say