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TikTok sets screen time limit for under-18s: How kids can help parents learn about online safety

TikTok has said it will impose a default 60-minute screen time limit for anyone under the age of 18 in the coming weeks. Cormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok said in a blog post on Wednesday that when the 60-minute limit is reached, ...

02 Mar 2023 at 08:52

Lifestyle

Much more than ‘baby blues’ – what everyone needs to know about postnatal depression

Kate Forbes, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, has spoken out about experiencing postnatal depression – saying she’s “astonished” at how little is understood about the condition. Forbes started showing signs of postnatal depression after having ...

18 Jul 2024 at 16:57

Lifestyle

Former England star Shaun Wright-Phillips: Parents at football matches need to set a good example

Manchester City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips has urged parents to set a good example for their kids, especially when it comes to toxic or hateful behaviour. “As a parent, you should always want to be a role model or to shine a light down the ...

19 Jun 2024 at 10:55

Lifestyle

Number of children trying vaping rises 50% in a year

There has been a 50% rise in the last year in the proportion of children trying vaping, new figures show. The data for Great Britain shows a rise in experimental vaping among 11 to 17-year-olds, from 7.7% last year to 11.6% this year. ...

18 May 2023 at 11:34

Lifestyle

These are the phrases working mums want to stop hearing – survey

More than half (55%) of working mums want to change workplace lingo, as insensitive or ill-thought comments from colleagues can add to their challenges, new research has found. Remarks by co-workers made towards working mums ranged ...

18 Jul 2023 at 15:49

Lifestyle

Imagination and hard work in children trumps obedience – research finds

Imagination trumps obedience when it comes to what the public thinks are important qualities in children, according to new research. But while British attitudes have changed in the past three decades, children being taught good ...

15 Sept 2023 at 08:36

Lifestyle

More girls miss school and college due to their periods than colds, survey finds

Girls miss more school or college days due to periods than any other reason – including colds, mental health or truancy, according to a new report. Periods cause girls to be absent from school or college for three days a term ...

18 Oct 2023 at 06:00

Lifestyle

EMBARGOED UNTIL 0800 12 OCTOBER Jeff Brazier: ‘I make Bobby packed lunches for Strictly’

Jeff Brazier doesn’t let his son Bobby’s starring role in Strictly Come Dancing lead him too far from the comforts of home – the doting dad makes him a packed lunch every day to fuel his energy-sapping dancing. “I’m not ...

12 Oct 2023 at 08:33

Lifestyle

What’s the best way to handle my child’s fussy eating? As study finds it’s largely genetic

New research suggests that fussy eating is largely down to our genetics. The researchers, who looked at data from the Gemini twin cohort study – a large group of 2,400 pairs of twins that was set up in 2007 to explore ...

20 Sept 2024 at 15:58

Lifestyle

How to talk to kids about weight and healthy eating

Talking more positively about food and physical activity in the home could be the key to opening up conversations between parents and kids about weight, according to new guidance. The resource from researchers at the ...

04 May 2023 at 09:50

Lifestyle

7 ways to protect your child’s dental health – as report calls for ‘radical’ measures

Many children love munching on sugary snacks – but will this cost them in the future? Tooth decay is the most common reason for hospital admissions among five to nine-year-olds in England and a new report from the ...

13 Sept 2024 at 13:49

Lifestyle

When is it ok to keep my child off school? As new drive launched to tackle absences

Your child’s got another cold or says they have tummy ache… Do you let them stay off school, or force them to go in because education is important? This can be a tough one for parents, especially if a child has ...

08 Jan 2024 at 15:00

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