Articles Tagged: support

I think my son is going to fail his GCSE. What can I do?

By Glynis Kozma, Jun 16, 2011

My son is in year 10 and used to be good at English, but now he has had a change of teacher who seems to grade his work down compared to his friends' grades. There is a bit of a personality clash, he has lost interest and I worry he is going to fail the subject. What can I do?

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Finding support after a traumatic birth

By Susanne Remic, May 20, 2011

Getty My son was born in December 2009 via emergency C-section. They used general anaesthetic in their need to deliver ...

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Dyslexia

By Hilary Pereira, Feb 25, 2011

How early can dyslexia be detected in a child? And if you suspect your child is dyslexic, what's the next step? According ...

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Disadvantaged young mums and dads to receive 'intensive' support

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 6, 2011

A programme that offers 'intensive' support to young mums and dads will make a 'real difference' to the life chances of ...

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Being at the birth: a man's view

By Ben Wakeling, Dec 15, 2010

It's 3am on 22nd April 2010, and I am by my wife's bedside in the labour ward of Warwick Hospital, watching as she writhes in ...

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My child is self-harming: what can I do?

By Hilary Pereira, Nov 3, 2010

If you have recently discovered that your child is self-harming, you may feel at a loss as to what to do next. Here we offer ...

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'If you haven't got the money, you shouldn't have kids' says Tory MP

By Katy Holland, Oct 8, 2010

People who don't have jobs should not have families if they cannot afford them, a cabinet minister has declared. 'If you ...

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Pregnant? How much are you owed?

By Emma Cossey, Oct 5, 2009

The financial worries for pregnancy and having a child can be vast, with the first few years of a babies life being an ...

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