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Supporting children with additional support needs
Every family makes changes to cope with the stress of everyday life. If your child has additional support needs, these...
Healthy relationships and consent
Having an open and honest home environment where everyone is comfortable talking about bodies, sex and relationships is a key...
Death and bereavement
Death can be one of the hardest topics to discuss with a child. But at some point, most children will...
Supporting Kinship Families
When parents are struggling or unable to look after their children, relatives or family friends will often step in and...
Sex and relationships
Although it’s an inevitable part of growing up, as a parent it can still be hard to accept that your...
At school
Children spend a huge amount of time at school, and – whether they seem happy or not – parents naturally...
Mental health and wellbeing
"There was no time pressure to discuss problems, it was anonymous, and the person I spoke to seemed to grasp...
Understanding behaviour
Being a parent can sometimes be the hardest job in the world. Children First support line can’t promise to make...
The online world
We know that many parents would like to have clear answers to questions such as: “How much screen time should...
New parents and early years
There are lots of websites which can help with health and medical concerns and with practical issues like choosing clothing,...
Managing difficult changes
All families have their ups and downs and all of us react in different ways. Life changes such as moving...
Help to protect children
We all need to watch out for children who may be at risk, or experiencing abuse or neglect. Children can’t...