Expert resources and practical tips on safety for families, teens, children, elders, and travelers.
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A guide for parents on the risks of children encountering pornography online, how to have effective conversations, what the research says about impact, and how to support children who have already been exposed.
A practical guide for parents on recognising and supporting children who struggle with perfectionism, covering the difference between healthy striving and harmful perfectionism, how to respond, and building healthier approaches to achievement.
A guide for parents on understanding what data apps, games, and websites collect from children, how to check and manage privacy settings, and how to talk to children about their digital footprint.
A guide for parents on understanding and supporting children with reading difficulties, covering when to be concerned, how dyslexia and other reading difficulties are identified, what effective support looks like, and how to advocate in school.
A practical guide for parents on keeping children safe around family pets and unfamiliar animals, covering dog bite prevention, safe interaction, supervision rules, and what to do if a child is bitten.
A guide for parents on recommended sleep amounts for children at every age, why sleep matters for health and development, recognising sleep problems, and building healthy sleep habits from infancy.
A practical guide for parents navigating children's use of social media, covering age minimums, platform risks, privacy settings, the impact on mental health, and how to have effective conversations about social media use.
A guide for parents on the risks and benefits of early sport specialisation in children, covering injury risk, burnout, psychological impact, and how to support a child athlete without pressuring them out of sport.
A guide for parents on supporting children and teenagers who want to create content online, covering privacy and safety risks, age restrictions, managing public attention, protecting younger children featured in family content, and building healthy relationships with platforms.
A guide for parents on helping children and teenagers navigate the new landscape of artificial intelligence, covering chatbots, AI-generated content, deepfakes, and building critical thinking skills for an AI-saturated world.
A guide for parents, caregivers, and professionals on supporting children when a parent dies, covering how children of different ages understand death, immediate and longer-term support, maintaining routine, and when professional help is needed.
A compassionate guide on the impact of domestic abuse on children who witness it, how to support children leaving an abusive situation, and how to access help for yourself and your children.
Parental separation is one of the most stressful transitions a family can face. Keeping children's safety and wellbeing at the centre of every decision makes an enormous difference to outcomes.
Knowing how to respond when a baby or child is choking could save their life. This step-by-step guide covers everything from recognising the signs to delivering back blows and chest thrusts, following NHS and St John Ambulance guidance.
Choking is a leading cause of accidental injury and death in young children. Learn which objects and foods pose the greatest risk, how to childproof your home, and what to do in a choking emergency.
A comprehensive guide for parents on preventing choking in babies and toddlers, covering high-risk foods, dangerous objects, how to prepare food safely, and what to do in a choking emergency.
With millions of apps and games available for download, knowing how to evaluate digital content for safety and quality is an essential skill for modern parents. This guide covers age ratings, permissions, predatory design, and how to review apps together with your child.
Living with a chronic illness while navigating university life presents unique challenges. This guide covers everything from disclosing your condition to accessing support, managing flare-ups, and protecting your academic progress.
Climate anxiety is increasingly recognised as a genuine mental health concern affecting young adults who are acutely aware of environmental threats. This guide explores what it is, why it is so prevalent in your generation, and how to live with it constructively.
Separation and divorce are among the most disruptive events in a child's life. This guide offers practical strategies for maintaining safe, consistent parenting across two households, managing conflict, and safeguarding children when one parent poses a risk.
Separation and divorce present unique challenges for child safety. This guide helps parents maintain child-focused co-parenting arrangements, recognise risk factors, and access support when needed.
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour that seeks to take away a person's liberty or freedom. It is increasingly recognised as a form of abuse that affects teenage relationships as well as adult ones. This guide helps young people and parents recognise the signs and understand how to respond.
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour that traps people in abusive relationships through isolation, manipulation, and fear. It does not require physical violence and is often invisible from the outside.
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviour that traps someone in a relationship through fear, isolation, and psychological manipulation. It is often invisible from the outside and difficult to name from the inside. This guide explains the signs and how to get help.
Planning ahead for the possibility of cognitive decline is one of the most important and caring things an older adult can do for themselves and their family. This guide covers the practical steps that protect your safety, finances, and wishes before cognitive changes make them harder to manage.
Cold weather can kill quickly and silently. This guide covers everything young adults need to know about hypothermia, frostbite, and staying safe in freezing conditions, whether at home, outdoors, or travelling in winter.
Cold weather poses serious health risks for older adults, including hypothermia, falls on ice, and worsening of heart and respiratory conditions. This guide covers how to stay safe and well during winter, both at home and when going outdoors.
A comprehensive guide for parents on recognising concussion in children involved in sport, understanding why it is serious, managing return to play and school, and creating a safer sporting environment.