Online peer pressure

Online peer pressure

Children and young people have always been influenced by their friends. This can now include people they meet online, which presents particular challenges for parents. It’s normal for children to want to copy their friends. But now offline peer pressure is Joined by...
Sexting the new rules

Sexting the new rules

Parents would be forgiven for thinking there is an epidemic of sexting among young people. Lurid headlines paint a picture of a highly sexualised generation sharing nude or semi-naked images of themselves via their mobile phones. And, as incidents often come to light...
Sexting vs Selfies

Sexting vs Selfies

Selfies seem to be everywhere nowadays. With so many of the younger generation seemingly happy to send pictures and often inappropriate content to each other should it really come as such a big surprise that occasionally something goes wrong” children haven’t changed....