Concerns Features

Parents Online Safety Week 2003

The Rt. Hon. Margaret Hodge MBE, MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families launches Parents Online Safety Week

Preteen smoking

'Our 11-year-old admitted to smoking.' How to persuade your child that smoking is really not a good idea

Road safety for kids

Tips on road safety for kids

Safe surfing for kids

Helpinghandz and BT click&buy launch a #10 million mobile content giveaway to promote safer surfing for kids

Should I use an Internet filtering programme?

Essential advice for everyone concerned about child safety onlin

Tackling childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is on the increase - as are the associated health problems. But how can we help kids realise the benefits of healthy eating and exercise when tempting 'treats' are never far away? Mel Field investigates

Talking about death

Telling young children about deat

Teach your kids to chat safely

We explain how to make the Internet safe for your kid

Teaching respect for racial diversity

iVillage members talk about how they teach their children to respect cultural diversity

TV or not TV?

Despite the popularity of the Internet, television is still the most popular medium for kids and can occupy up to 13.9 hours of a child's time each week according to Ofcom (Office of Communications)