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Friendships

Help your child build strong, positive friendships.

Children’s friendships are difficult. You can expect them to fall out then make up with their friends overnight. It’s hard to know how you can best support them through the highs and lows of friendship.

- What can I do if they don’t have any friends?
- How involved should I be in their friendships?
- What can I do about peer pressure?

Our Friendships Collection gives you the expert advice you need to support your child through every friendship problem – and we’re adding more resources all the time.

help your child build strong friendships

tackle problem friendships

support with friendship breakups

The Friendships Collection

How to Help Your Child With Feeling Insecure

From body image worries to feeling like a failure, find ways to help your child build their confidence.

5 Reasons to Prioritise Playing With Your Child

Find out 5 important ways play can help your child's development and bring you closer together as a family

How to Help Your Child With Bullying

This guide helps you spot the signs your child's being bullied and how to support them.

Helping Your Teen Make and Keep Friends

Help your teenager find friends, build strong friendships, and cope with friendship break-ups.

Helping Your Child Manage Peer Pressure

Help your child learn strategies to use when they feel under pressure from friends.

5 Ways to Tackle Peer Pressure

Teach your child these 5 strategies to use when they feel under pressure from their friends.

Helping Your Child With Friendship Breakups

Simple tips to help you support your child when a friendship breaks down.

Why Is My Teen Showing Bullying Behaviour?

Understand why your teenager is bullying, and what you can do to help them stop.

Is My Child a Bully and What Can I Do About It?

Find ways to talk to your child about bullying behaviour and what you can do to help them stop.

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Managing Social Media With Primary Age Children

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Explore ways to discuss social media with your child, set your family rules, and keep them safe online.

What To Do When Your Child Says No

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Find out why your child is ignoring or refusing your instructions, with suggestions for encouraging co-operation.

Is Your Teenager Becoming Withdrawn?

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Find out the reasons behind your teenager's withdrawn behaviour, with helpful ideas to support them.

Boundaries, Rules and Respect

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Join Gary Nicholls as he discusses the role of boundaries, rules and respect in family life.

How Can I Help My Young Child Eat Well? | Melanie Pilcher

Podcast

Melanie Pilcher shares ways you can reduce food battles and help your young child eat well.

6 New Year Tips for a New(ish) You

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There's no need to reinvent yourself this new year. Find out why a new(ish) is far more achievable and how do it.

Creating a Sensory Diet

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Supporting your child's sensory needs with practical, everyday strategies.

How Can I Teach My Child To Be Grateful?

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Find out why saying "thank you" is just the start of learning to be grateful, with ideas to help you teach gratitude at home.

Wellbeing & Behaviour | Gary Nicholls

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Gary Nicholls talks to Clare about behaviour in young children, wellbeing, and what it means to be healthy.

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