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We can all benefit from a little parenting advice now and again, whether it’s dealing with bullying and teasing, dealing with children's behaviour problems, effective parenting skills or information about parenting courses. Find all the family advice you need here for positive parenting.
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Bullying

Bullying

This section covers the very serious and growing issue of bullying. If your child is being bullied in school or you’d like advice on how to deal with bullying, this section is for you. It also features cyber-bullying and information on anti bullying week.

Children's Behaviour

Children's Behaviour

This section is all about children’s behaviour. You’ll find advice and guidance on managing behaviour, techniques on staying calm and ways in which to help your child control their own behaviour. There’s information on teaching children manners and managing children’s behaviour.

Parenting courses

Parenting courses

There are plenty of courses for parents out there that will provide you with family and parenting advice and effective parenting skills. This section covers all you need to know about parenting classes and the different types of courses that are available.

Parenting support

Parenting support

This section covers family and parenting advice, the tools and skills that make up a good parent, guidance with parenting and all those parenting problems we experience from time to time. Also, find reviews on the best parenting books available.

Social and Emotional Skills

Social and Emotional Skills

From time to time family life takes a knock. It’s at these times that we may find ourselves looking for support, tips or advice on speaking to children about divorce, death, bereavement or other difficult issues. You’ll find help to build children’s social, communication and emotional skills here.

Work life balance

Work life balance

If you are a working parent, more often than not managing the time between your job and the kids can feel like an endless juggling act. This section offers advice and guidance on how to get that work life balance just right, so you can enjoy the best of both worlds.

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Is your child bullying?

Is your child bullying?
In a survey of 3000 secondary schoolchildren, carried out between 2005 - 2007 by anti-bullying charity BeatBullying, a shocking 71.4 per cent admitted to being the perpetrator of a bullying incident.
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Help your child cope with divorce and separation

Help your child cope with divorce and separation
As a parent, facing the prospect of divorce or separation from a partner can be a daunting experience, fraught with anxieties of how your child may be affected.
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Introducing the my child family learning online shop

Introducing the my child family learning online shop
We've launched our new online catalogue shop. Visit the site at http://shop.mychild.co.uk.
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Awards for our little stars

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 15:59
Cancer ResearchUK are launching their annual Little Star awards this month in conjunction with TK Maxx.
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Improving child safety education

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 15:55
The Department for Children, Schools and Families have granted £1.6 million to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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Poor white British children amongst the lowest achievers

Wed, 11/12/2008 - 15:41
A study has shown that the poorest white British children are the lowest achieving group in England apart from gypsy and traveller children.
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Bed wetting

About one in six five-year-olds regularly wets the bed. It is more common in boys than in girls. Children of every kind can have problems can have problems with bed wetting. The cause may be physical or emotional, but whatever the reason, it's best to deal with the problem in a positive and systematic way. This leaflet gives you ideas on how to tackle bed wetting.
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My child can't concentrate

If you're worried that your child doesn't seem to be able to concentrate - at school or at home - there are many possible explanations. This leaflet outlines these reasons and suggests ways in which you can help your child.
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My child is telling lies

For most parents, discovering that their child tells lies is upsetting and can be traumatic. This leaflet helps by setting out what we know about lying and providing some advice on what you can do to encourage your child to tell the truth.
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Have a Joyeux Noël!

Have a Joyeux Noël!
Give your child the gift of language this winter with this fantastic French resource pack. We have five up for grabs.
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Win a trip to LEGOLAND® with Big and Small

Win a trip to LEGOLAND® with Big and Small
Entertain the kids this winter with Big and Small and LEGOLAND®.
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Make school make sense

Make school make sense
Support your child at school with this fantastic book up for grabs to my child readers.
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