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Wellbeing tips for parents
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6-18 months – From first tooth to first steps
Being a new parent can be isolating – but there’s no need to be lonely. Getting out and about with your baby and meeting others builds a strong support network which can last through and beyond your baby’s pre-school years
Build resilience and emotional health in children
Download our infographic to help you build the resilience and emotional health in your children, with practical tips and guidance.
Eating disorders
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Emotional and mental health
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FGM
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Health
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Housing
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Immigration
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LGBTQ+
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Self-harm
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Sexual health
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Abuse
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Bedwetting
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Bereavement
Child Death Helpline – freephone service for anyone affected by the death of a child. Child Bereavement UK – support families and educate professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement Cruse Bereavement Care – nationwide bereavement support and information. Good Grief Trust – help all those affected by grief in the …
Children and young people
Information on other organisations that can provide help and support
Building resilience in children and teens
Helping children to build resilience
Anxiety in young children
How to help your child manage their feelings
Building your child’s self-esteem
Helping your child build their self-esteem
Helping your child cope with traumatic events
Helping your child manage traumatic events
How to keep a work-life balance
Helping you manage your work-life balance
Looking after yourself
Read our tips on making time for yourself
Dealing with parental anxiety
Advice to help you manage your anxious feelings
Wellbeing strategies for children and teens
Strategies to help boost your child’s wellbeing
Top 10 tips for a happier family
How to have a happier family, from communicating well, boundaries and spending quality time together
Having a life too
How to make time for yourself and have a life too
Puberty and disabled teens
Advice for parents on navigating puberty
Parenting when you have a mental health condition
Advice for parents struggling with mental health
Parenting with a gambling addiction
Advice on parenting with a gambling addiction
Parenting with an addiction
Read our advice on parenting with an addiction
Empty nest syndrome
Support when your teenager leaves home
Coping with bereavement
Advice on coping with bereavement
Supporting your LGBTQ+ teen
Read our advice on supporting your child if they are LGBTQ
Teens and healthy relationships
Helping your teen understand what is a healthy relationship
Talking to your teenager about pornography
Advice on how to talk to your teenager
Talking to teens about consent
How to talk to your teen about sexual consent
Talking about sex and relationships with your teen
Talking to your teen about sex to make sure they stay safe
When your teen has a crush
How to support your teen when they are going through this phase
Teenage pregnancy
Advice on supporting your teen if they are pregnant
Your influence on your teen’s attitude to sex and relationships
Adivce on how your attitude can influence your teenager
Body image
Advice for parents on understanding the impact of body image and how to help promote a healthy body image
Eating disorders
Understanding eating disorders and finding support
Peer pressure
Advice on how peer pressure impacts on teenagers
Self harm
Advice if you are worried your teen is self-harming
Teenage depression
Advice if your teen has depression
Teenagers and sleep
Understanding your teen’s body clock and sleep
Teens and piercings
Advice if your teen is asking for a piercing
Runaway teens
Advice on what you can do if you’re worried your teen might run away
A-Z guide to drugs
Illegal drugs guide for parents
Drugs – what are the signs?
Spotting the signs if you suspect your teen is taking drugs
Teens and drugs: Real life stories
Read real life stories about teens taking drugs
Talking to teens about drugs
Find out how to talk to your teens about drugs
Underage drinking
When and how do you get talking about alcohol?
Older baby sleep advice
Advice if your baby is not sleeping through the night
Newborn sleep advice
How much sleep your new baby needs
Sibling rivalry
Are your children are arguing constantly?
Bedwetting
Getting support on managing bedwetting
How to help your child if they are overweight
Worried about your child’s weight gain?
Keeping your child safe
Tips to help keep your child safe
Understanding puberty
Supporting your child during puberty
Issues at school
Supporting your child if there are issues at school
Video: Row Your Boat
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Wheels On The Bus
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Advice for dads to be
Find out how life will change once you become a dad
Babies and food allergies
Advice on food allergies in babies for parents
How to breastfeed
Read our tips on breastfeeding
Baby-led weaning
Advice for parents on when and how to wean your baby
Weaning foods to try and foods to avoid
Foods to try when weaning and what to avoid
Bonding with your baby
How to develop a bond with your new baby
Should you use cry it out?
Should you let a baby cry it out?
Postnatal depression
Find out more about post-natal depression and getting support
Teething in babies
Teething advice for parents
Coping with a miscarriage
Advice and support about coping with a miscarriage
Safe sleep for babies
Advice to help your baby sleep safely
How your child develops
Helping your child grow and develop
Speech and language development
A journey to developing speech and language
Creating a dad bond
Tips and advice for dads written by Daddilife
Reading with toddlers and pre-schoolers
Sharing stories and encouraging imagination
School readiness
Tips and advice to help your child be ready for school
Video: Ainsi Font Font Font
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Animals song
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Ghanaian Song
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: If You’re Happy and You Know It
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Incy Wincy Spider
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Old Macdonald Had a Farm
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Video: Pat a Cake
Sing with your baby with our guided video
Coping with fussy eaters
Advice if your toddler is a fussy eater
Healthy eating for toddlers
Helping your young child to have a positive experience with food
Homophobic bullying
Read our advice about homophobic bullying
Bullying at work
Find out about your rights if your are being bullied at work
Five tips if you are being bullied at work
Our top five tips to help you deal with workplace bullying
Effect of bullying on your family life
How bullying can impact your family life
Myths and stereotypes about workplace bullying
Read the myths and facts around workplace bullying
Putting your complaint into words
Advice to help you write a complaint about workplace bullying
Recovering from workplace bullying
Our advice can help you recover from bullying at work
Relational bullying at work
Social bullying at work can be very harmful and damaging
Serial bullies in the workplace
Understanding the serial bully in the workplace
Signs of workplace bullying
Spotting the signs if you are being bullied at work
Traits of the serial bully
Find out what are the common traits of the bully
What can I do to tackle bullying at work?
How to take action if you are being bullied at work
Workplace bullying and your emotional health
How workplace bullying can impact on your emotional health
Bullying and suicidal feelings
Read our supportive advice if you are worried about your child
How bullying affects children
How bullying can impact every aspect of a child’s life
Contacting your child’s school about bullying
Read our advice on contacting the school about bullying
Taking time off school because of bullying
Supporting your child if they have taken time away from school
Singing with your baby
Watch our guided videos on singing with your baby