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Bullying: how to stop it
If you’re being bullied, you may feel isolated or frightened. You may be finding it harder to make friends or to talk to people your age. You don’t have to put up with the bullying.
Bullying: advice for parents
Knowing or suspecting that your child is being bullied can be very upsetting, but there are many things you can do to resolve the problem.
'My daughter and Down's syndrome'
Monica Rivers, 34, a charity worker from London, describes family life with her daughters: Ayesha, six, who has Down's syndrome, and her sister Erin, aged three.
When your child is overweight
If you've learned that your child is overweight, there are simple steps you can take, with support if you want it, to help your child move towards a healthy weight.
Supporting siblings
Adjusting to a new baby can be hard for an older brother or sister, but getting used to two or more babies needs to be handled with even more care.
What is a learning disability?
A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in any area of life, not just at school.
'My learning disability'
Sinead Dobbin, 25 (pictured), a charity worker from Trafford, goes to college and likes swimming, shopping and meeting her friends. Here she talks about life with a learning disability.
Teyfant School, Bristol
Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) is a theme of the Healthy Schools Programme. At Teyfant Community School in Bristol, PSHE is part of school life.
Learning disabilities: education
If your child has a learning disability, their special educational needs can be met either in a mainstream school with extra support, or in a special school.
Learning disabilities: help your child learn
If your child has a learning disability, there are steps you can take to help them learn. These range from changing how you communicate to using local support services.
Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
Diagnosing a learning disability can be difficult, and in some cases it isn't clear what the learning disability is or why it happened.
Learning disabilities: requesting a statement
If your child has a learning disability, you can ask your local authority to assess them. Your local authority can then issue a statement of special educational needs, stating what should be done to give your child the best education possible.
Healthy living and learning
A Healthy School helps pupils do well by improving their health and wellbeing. A primary school, secondary school, Pupil Referral Unit or special school can become a Healthy School.
Bullying: the facts
Many children and young people experience bullying but you don't have to put up with it.
Coping with challenging behaviour
Dealing with your child's challenging behaviour can be stressful, but you don't have to tackle it alone.
'My life with Asperger syndrome'
Michael Cooke, 22, has Asperger syndrome and lives at home with his parents and three brothers in Manchester. He works at an arts centre a few evenings a week and likes playing football.
- Bullying: how to stop it
- Bullying: advice for parents
- 'My daughter and Down's syndrome'
- When your child is overweight
- Supporting siblings
- What is a learning disability?
- 'My learning disability'
- Teyfant School, Bristol
- Learning disabilities: education
- Learning disabilities: help your child learn
- Learning disabilities: coping with a diagnosis
- Learning disabilities: requesting a statement
- Healthy living and learning
- Bullying: the facts
- Coping with challenging behaviour
- 'My life with Asperger syndrome'
