They may not want to engage in deep and meaningful conversations about this struggle because. like a method actor, this could compromise the persona they are trying to develop.

The time for awareness hotlines and task forces has passed, and a tangible investment in our mental health infrastructure is urgently required

Children need to be taught to be critical friends of technology

In many ways, the idea of a male primary school teacher or children’s mental health nurse does not fit people’s expectations of the role males should have in society.

If your child fails to get the points or CAO offer they had hoped to achieve, parental support is vital 

We have to consider whether the information may be too complex, too nuanced or beyond their comprehension

The establishment of friendships and interactive patterns that occur during in second year is pivotal to shaping their future school years

Camhs is attempting to serve a function it is not equipped to or able to fulfil

If you have been excluded from the popular group as a teenager you end up with negative market value

The solution to addressing why children drop out of sports might be right under our noses…

There is no ‘legal minimum age’ a child can be left unsupervised

One teenage girl described herself as ‘the schoolyard social worker’ because she kept befriending people with mental health needs 

Show a bit of self-compassion this summer. Parenting children and teenagers at home for up to three months is challenging

I grew up in the 1980s and I would say the role my father had in my upbringing bears little or no resemblance to the role I play in my three children’s lives

A post can be pollinated to thousands in seconds, often without any thought for the person at the centre of the footage

There will always be those who believe sport has ‘gone soft’ and those who believe children’s sport is ‘too serious’

Disruption of normal developmental opportunities like hanging out in an adult-free space and making friends in secondary school was compromised by having to negotiate social distancing and wear facemasks 

Psychotherapist Dr Colman Noctor believes living a balanced life is possible if we aim for the middle ground. In an extract from his new book ‘The 4-7 Zone’, he describes working with a client with high blood pressure and cholesterol levels who regains control of his life by making small changes

The biggest barrier that prevents inactive girls from taking part in sports and physical activity is not feeling good enough

The child who gets a reputation for being ‘good’ may interpret pressure to live up to this role all the time

It’s questionable that any coach who replaces a child with a player from a younger age-group team, knowing that it’s damaging to the older child, should be coaching children in the first place

We don’t have the knowledge of the elders in the village to show us how to navigate this new and complex world

Children are poor self-regulators in all areas of their lives and sports or exercise is no different

Receiving an appropriate education is a fundamental human right for all, regardless of ability

Instead of stepping back when our child gets their first smartphone, we need to step in

Start with tight regulations and loosen them as you go - it is far more difficult to roll back from unfettered access.   

The decision to purchase a smartphone involves many considerations - most are fueled by fear

Minor adaptations to your approach could help reduce the frequency and severity of parent-teen fallouts

It is vital not to create a dynamic where food becomes a source of power and control between parent and child.

Developing good thinking and analysis abilities is a formative skill they need to learn and you can only teach that by getting out of their way 

 To understand self-harm, we need to see it as a signpost to the problem and not the problem itself

We need to help young people develop the skill set to see through messaging from influencers such as Andrew Tate

Toxic sibling relationships can be profoundly damaging and many children say it affects their long-term development and self-esteem

Parents need to role model consistency over intensity - if we accept that change is hard and at times laborious but invest time and be consistent in achieving our goals, our children will pick up on this value system and learn from it

Anxiety, pressure to perform in sports and high academic expectations are the main stressors in children's lives  

The immersive design of electronic devices is borrowed from the psychology of casino design

If you want your family to enjoy the festive season, focus on creating memories and stories

If one child is excluding another child, it is the parents’ responsibility to explain how unacceptable that is and to do everything they can to ensure it does not continue

Sometimes a degree of discomfort needs to be tolerated for progress to occur

Social media has undoubtedly affected children’s social and emotional development

It's unacceptable for girls and young women to experience touching or groping from males while socialising 

Influencers focus on the relatability of their content, hooking people in and offering sensational life-changing advice to get more traction

A week free from filling worksheets transformed our home into a stress-free zone 

The first 1,000 days of life — the period of development from conception to age two — represent a crucial period of rapid physical, psychological and neurological growth