Dealing with Your Child’s ‘Bad’ Friends

Children's friendships are intense and all-consuming. Do you remember the intensity of making friends and developing friendships when you were young – the agony and ecstasy of searching and finding your friendship group? You probably found a few ‘bad’ friends along... read more »

School Bans Designer Coats: Poverty Shaming or Affluent Antagonising?

The decision by the head teacher of Woodchurch school in Merseyside to ban Canada Goose, Pyrenex and Moncler jackets for school children has been met with mixed reviews. Some believe that preventing the wearing of these jackets, that can cost up to £1,000, will reduce poverty shaming. It has been... read more »

Safeguarding Children Inside and Outside School

Schools across the UK started implementing newly updated statutory guidance this week to safeguard children, but what does this update mean for your child’s wellbeing? The Department of Education’s Keeping children safe in education document now heavily draws on guidelines from Working together to safeguard children, published... read more »

Gaming Disorder: Genuine Addiction or Media Hype?

When the World Health Organisation added gaming disorder to the latest edition of its International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), widespread media coverage and an outcry from the gaming industry made it the issue of the moment. The classification applies to people with 12 months of low control over their... read more »

Autism Awareness in 2017: How Much Progress Has Been Made?

Sensory overload is a major concern for parents of autistic children. Thanks to greater autistic awareness, more public spaces than ever before are... read more »