The days are getting brighter and the weather is improving, meaning parents may be wondering when they can let their children walk to and from school on their own. The prospect of letting your kids ...

What age are you allowed to leave your child home alone? And is it illegal to do so? With the summer holidays around the corner the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) ...

Around a third of child welfare contacts about domestic abuse ended in a referral to authorities such as police and children’s social services. The NSPCC released figures showing a record high in ...

The NSPCC’s Childline service is delivering, on average, more than 500 counselling sessions a day to children and young people across the UK, with mental health, family relationships and friendship ...

MORE volunteers are needed to help deliver safeguarding workshops. The NSPCC is calling for people in the Black Country to ...

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The NSPCC has published guidance for parents on what to do if you spot signs of anxiety or depression in your child's behaviour. The UK's leading children's charity has listed the signs of mental ...

AS we move on from Christmas and look ahead to the new year, many people may be thinking about things they can do differently in 2026. New Year’s Resolutions are notoriously difficult. Even with the ...

Raising children can be incredibly challenging, especially when the summer holidays hit and youngsters naturally start craving more freedom. The summer break is a time when kids step away from their ...

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has detailed four key points that parents should discuss with their children before allowing them to leave the house on their own ...

Parents debating whether their child is old enough to walk to and from school alone have been given some expert guidance from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). As ...

Calls and messages to the NSPCC helpline from adults whose main concern was about children experiencing domestic abuse have risen to a record level. There were 7,825 contacts to the helpline on this ...