Worrying research points to a crisis situation - quarter of 14-year-old girls 'have signs of depression'

Worrying research points to a crisis situation - quarter of 14-year-old girls 'have signs of depression'

A quarter of girls and nearly one in 10 boys show signs of depression at the age of 14, say UK researchers. The government-funded study of over 10,000 young people looked at how many experienced the signs of depression not a clinical diagnosis of one.

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Parenting in real life...

Parenting in real life...

Before becoming parents, we all have a view of how we will raise our children, what we will do and won’t ever do in situations, and how we will shape their little lives, so they can be happy, healthy and can live a fulfilling life they desire. Then something happens...

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The Cambridge News interviewed us about body confidence issues

The Cambridge News interviewed us about body confidence issues

Sadly, growing number of children and young people face 'body confidence issues'. 

New research by the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) has found that almost a third of nursery and school staff said they had heard a child label themselves fat and 10% said they had heard a child say they felt ugly. 

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What Science Really Says about Spanking

What Science Really Says about Spanking

To spank or not to spank? Experts argue that this form of punishment—hitting a child on the bottom with an open hand—increases the risk that kids will develop emotional and behavioural problems including increased aggression, behavioural and mental health problems, and reduced cognitive ability and self-esteem.

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The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals

The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals

BEING bilingual has some obvious advantages. Learning more than one language enables new conversations and new experiences. But in recent years, psychology researchers have demonstrated some less obvious advantages of bilingualism, too.

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Santa - fantasy ruined by the internet? We discussed this on BBC radio this morning.

Santa - fantasy ruined by the internet? We discussed this on BBC radio this morning.

A research has just come out about how the internet, namely “online ads, search engines and social media are spoiling children's belief in Santa. Since 1997, the year Google search launched, 26% of children have had their belief in Santa ended by the internet.” 

We discussed this on the BBC Radio today with Paul Stainton.

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3 steps to help if your child is mirror-writing.

3 steps to help if your child is mirror-writing.

I come across a lot of parents worried sick about this. The truth is, there is no need to worry. 
Everybody knows that to start with, young children are expected to write and read big letters, but after a few months they have to write and read smaller and smaller ones, which can be really difficult for them. 

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The new generation of parents - 'the drones'

The new generation of parents - 'the drones'

My generation grew up 'helicopter parented' and raised to appreciate individuality and self expression, but it was still a trophy-driven childhood with competition at its heart. We are now starting to run our families a lot later than our parents did and having had only ourselves to look after. It requires a big shift in mindset. 

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Soaring level of depression amongst our youngsters - they are just not good enough!

Soaring level of depression amongst our youngsters - they are just not good enough!

Why are more and more of our children burdened with self-harming tendencies, eating disorders, depression, drugs and various addictions? Why do they finish school and have no direction, no drive, and no self-confidence?

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72% of parents feel out of control.. Are you one of them?

72% of parents feel out of control.. Are you one of them?

Interested in finding out what other parents want for their children the most? 
According to parents we surveyed in Cambridgeshire in the last months, health and happiness are the most important things they want for their children. So the Cambridge Coaching Clinic went deeper. We asked to find out what happiness really meant to them. 
Here are the top 5 answers: 

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