Children
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Children, Children’s health, Mental health, smartphones, Society, Summer, Technology, UK news, US newsIf you want your kids to thrive this summer, don’t just turn off their phones – open your front door, too | Lenore Skenazy
In books and movies that pack a wallop you will usually find…
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Adoption, Children, Counselling and therapy, Mental health, Parents and parenting, pregnancy, Society, UK news, women’s healthFor survivors of forced adoption, the trauma can last a lifetime | Letters
I gave up my child for adoption in the late 1960s. I…
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Children, family, Health, Life and style, Mental health, neurodiversity, Parents and parenting, Society, UK news, Young peopleAs parents, we’re struggling to support our children who are not working or studying | Letters
I was moved by the letter (3 July) from a parent whose…
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Children, family, Health, Life and style, Mental health, Parents and parenting, Society, Unemployment, Young people, Youth unemploymentConsider the parents caring for adult children not in work or education | Letter
Reading the comments below Annalisa Barbieri’s latest advice column online (I wish…
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England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m
More than 1 million children were referred to mental health services across…
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Three in five young gun violence survivors do not receive mental healthcare – this California bill can fix that
When Marvin Pérez and his family moved from their home country of…
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AI (artificial intelligence), bullying, California, Children, Culture, depression, Documentary films, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Feminism, Film, Gavin Newsom, Hillary Clinton, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Kamala Harris, Mark Zuckerberg, Mental health, Pornography, Social media, Social media ban, Surveillance, Technology, US news, West Coast, WomenJennifer Siebel Newsom’s new film shines a light on the human cost of unregulated social media
Life moves pretty fast. It is Monday lunchtime when Jennifer Siebel Newsom…
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Children, Digital media, Internet safety, Keir Starmer, Media, Mental health, Ofcom, Social media, Social media ban, Social media bans, Young peopleThe Guardian view on regulating big tech: the UK’s new, tougher approach to child safety is overdue
There is a long way to go before children under 16 in…
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Australia news, Australian police and policing, Child protection, Children, domestic violence, Mental health, QueenslandBaby Justin sustained ‘catastrophic head injuries’ in his father’s arms. Then his case just disappeared
In March 2017, the death of a baby boy “known to child…
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Children, Education, Fostering, Homelessness, Labour, loneliness, Mental health, Politics, Prisons and probation, Social care, Society, UK news, Young peopleThe Guardian view on the care system: support for teens must go beyond reunions with old friends | Editorial
It might sound obvious that – as Benjamin Zephaniah wrote – “People…
