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Are we sexualising our kids too early?

Are we sexualising our kids too early?

When do you think childhood ends? At 13, 14 years old? In a recent study, more than two thirds of parents said it's finished by 12, with many believing it happens even younger, at just 10. Like it or not, our kids are being forced to grow up super-fast. They are bombarded with provocative...
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Safety net - how to protect your child

Do you worry about the emails popping into your child's inbox? Can you be sure who they...
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Online safety for kids

        The Internet is a great resource for children. It allows...
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Parenting power: bringing up teenagers

Parenting a teen can be a minefield. In this extract from John Sharry's Parent Power...
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Spellbound

It should have been a normal summer's day. But suspicious goings-on were reported on...
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Year Seven: Language skills

Your child will probably begin to: Read adult newspapers and magazines. She may have a...
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Year Seven: Maths skills

Your Year Seven child will increasingly: Be expected to do all basic mathematical...
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Year Seven: Physical changes

Your child's development will: Probably land somewhere in the very wide range of `normal...
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Year Seven: Social skills

You may notice your child: Concentrating on establishing one or two very close friends (`...
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Year Nine: Challenges

Some of the challenges you could be facing with your Year Nine child include: Teenage sex...
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Year Nine: Emotional changes

While he's less self-conscious than he has been in the past couple of years, Year Nine...
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Year Nine: How to help

Acquaint yourself with your teenager's environment. He's likely to feel further away and...
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Year Nine: Intellectual skills

At school, more will be expected from your teenager intellectually and academically. That...
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Year Nine: Introduction

Your teenager has finally made it past the hurdles of young adolescence, which probably...
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Year Nine: Physical changes

Girls Your daughter may not have had her first period yet. Experts say you should only...
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Year Nine: Social skills

Your adolescent is becoming less egocentric in her views, and that gives a greater...
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