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We previously reported on the Government’s proposed Children’s Wellbeing Bill, which includes measures that could significantly impact the rights of home-educating families in the UK. Today, we delve into the views and attitudes of UK lawmakers on this critical issue. Lord Storey recently introduced a Home Education Registration and Support Bill in the House of…
Parents will have reason to be alarmed by new evidence about the increasingly popular ‘Kooth’, which offers ‘NHS-commissioned mental health support’ aimed at children and young people, and which is being promoted by many UK schools. The online service connects children with counsellors and ‘emotional wellbeing practitioners’, who provide one-to-one support and moderate peer-to-peer conversations…
IT IS our moral duty to put the welfare of our children ahead of our own and certainly above that of our parents. This is an inalienable part of what it means to be human: it is nothing less than a prerequisite for survival. In our response to the Covid-19 virus we have inverted this…
Supported by VfJUK, ParentPower and SPUC, the multi-faith Let Kids Be Kids Coalition have now served papers calling for Judicial Review of the Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Regulations. The Regulations, which became mandatory on 1 st September this year, make Relationships Education compulsory for Primary aged school children, Sex and Relationships Education compulsory for Secondary aged school…
It’s who we are that counts Today’s children and young people face some tough challenges as they grow up. With girls bombarded with media images and surrounded by non-stop social networking, one of the biggest issues that parents face is that of helping their child to develop a positive body image. It’s estimated that about…
What am I worth? It’s a question that most children and young people are asking. The reason they are asking it is because they are being raised in a society which values money, status and celebrity. They are growing up in communities which attach a high value to academic success and they attend schools that…
Empty Nest Syndrome – what you need to know So the day has come. Your child is leaving home for the first time. Nerves, dread and excitement all competed like so many prima donnas for centre stage in your emotions as you bought bedding, saucepans and a doorstop. Empty nest syndrome is a recognisable, usually…
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