Articles Tagged: NSPCC

'Disturbing and offensive' NSPCC child abuse DVD cleared by advertising watchdog

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 21, 2012

A “disturbing and offensive” NSPCC DVD cover that described a father abusing and filming his daughter has been given the all-clear by the advertising watchdog.

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Coronation Street scene sparks outcry as 10-year-old girl is smacked

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 18, 2012

Hundreds of horrified parents have complained about a Coronation Street episode which showed a 10 year-old girl being smacked across the back of her legs.

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Send a letter from Santa to support the NSPCC this Christmas

By Liz Stansfield, Nov 25, 2011

Get a letter sent directly from Santa to your children and help the NSPCC

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All Babies Count: NSPCC launch new campaign to help newborns at risk

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 10, 2011

The NSPCC has highlighted a 'toxic trio' of problems in the home that puts one newborn baby in four at a high risk of death or abuse.

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Should I be banned from smacking my child?

By Ian Newbold, Oct 19, 2011

Do you smack your child or not? How you discipline your child is still one of the hottest parenting debates; some believing it's fine to do as their parents did, others that it's a brutal and ineffective discipline method, and most of us thoroughly confused by the law.

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NSPCC says one in five secondary school kids is abused or neglected

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Feb 18, 2011

A survey conducted by the NSPCC has found that nearly one in five secondary school children in the UK have been severely ...

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A personalised letter from Father Christmas: delight your child and and raise money for the NSPCC

By parentdish.co.uk, Oct 25, 2010

Santa Claus is coming to town! But before he does, Father Christmas is sending personalised letters to children to confirm ...

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Video interview: Kevin Lewis talks about the film of his best-selling book, The Kid

By Tamsin Kelly, Sep 15, 2010

This Friday sees the release of The Kid, the gritty, ultimately uplifting screen version of Kevin Lewis's best-selling ...

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