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    Free helpline to report sexual abuse in schools
    The Parents' Guide to
    • Apr 3, 2021
    • 2 min
    Health & Wellbeing

    Free helpline to report sexual abuse in schools

    The government has set up a dedicated NSPCC helpline number to support children and adults affected by sexual abuse and harassment in...
    Competitions - how to help your child stand out
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 2 min
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    Competitions - how to help your child stand out

    Competitions are a great way to help your teen focus on something that interests them and do something a little different from others....
    Getting some fun out of the Easter holidays
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Mar 21, 2021
    • 3 min
    Health & Wellbeing

    Getting some fun out of the Easter holidays

    Lockdown restrictions are still tight over the Easter holidays, but that doesn’t mean your teen can’t have some fun. Here’s eight ideas...
    10 ways to help your teen focus by activating their senses
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 9 min
    Personal Growth

    10 ways to help your teen focus by activating their senses

    Help your teen get motivated, find focus, increase productivity, concentrate on their studies and manage exam stress
    How has the pandemic affected apprenticeships?
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 4 min
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    How has the pandemic affected apprenticeships?

    As a parent, you’re more likely to know about the university route to careers rather than the apprenticeship route.
    Helping your child make (the right) choices at 16
    Liz Taylor, Learning with Parents
    • Feb 7, 2021
    • 3 min
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    Helping your child make (the right) choices at 16

    We’ve been looking at the daily survey app Parent Ping to find out what parents think about their teen’s choices after GCSE.
    A powerful way to improve your child’s mental health through Covid-19
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 4 min
    Health & Wellbeing

    A powerful way to improve your child’s mental health through Covid-19

    2020 has been an unforgettable year and in many respects for all the wrong reasons. This year’s been especially tough on teenagers.
    Do you know why starting a business now can help your teen develop the 12 key transferrable skills?
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 5 min
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    Do you know why starting a business now can help your teen develop the 12 key transferrable skills?

    If your teen has the enthusiasm and ability, starting a small business needn’t be costly and could give them an edge over others
    The easy way to get your teen talking about their future
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 4 min
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    The easy way to get your teen talking about their future

    It can be tricky to get teens to talk about anything, especially what they want to do next.
    Three steps to help your child decide whether or not to defer their university place this year
    Darius Bluck, The Parents' Guide to
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 7 min
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    Three steps to help your child decide whether or not to defer their university place this year

    Many students are in a quandary about university deferrals. Some who are due to start their courses in September this year feel uncertain...
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    Meet the founders: Vanessa and Darius first met working in a school. Darius taught sixth formers and parents would catch him after school, asking him what they could do to help their teenage children make the right choices.

     

    We looked online to find what resources were available specifically for parents and were surprised that, given how much information there was for children, there was very little guidance for parents. So we decided to write our first guide, and this marked the start of The Parents’ Guide to …​    Click here to read more

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