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Parenting
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Handling mealtimes when your child is autistic or has ADHD
Making them feel better understood and more accepted can lead to a healthier diet over time, experts say
Should social media come with tobacco-style warnings?
Top US health official says social media is an ‘important contributor’ to the sweeping mental health crisis among young people
The key to raising secure children
Why parental sensitivity matters for fathers and mothers
Nearly 400m young children violently disciplined at home
UNICEF is today marking the first-ever International Day of Play
Managing meltdowns in young children
Meltdowns are an involuntary emotional response when children's senses become overwhelmed. Counsellor William Hayman gives advice on how to handle them.
Separations and parental alienation
Separation can be a traumatic experience with long-term consequences for children, especially when a parent is blocked from a child's life without a justifiable reason.
Children’s products by Shein found to have high levels of toxic chemicals
Sample of products found to contain high amounts of phthalates, which are chemicals used to soften plastic
Over 300m children a year face sexual abuse online − study
Offences range from so-called sextortion to the abuse of AI technology to create deepfake videos and pictures
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
Commission believes platforms causing addictive behaviour in children
Lazy’, ‘messy’, ‘smart’: how labels affect a child’s personality development
There is a delicate balance between uplifting or helping a child to grow and condemning them, experts say