2 d. ago Private investigator's warning to parents over seemingly innocent emojis children are using

Chris Thomas from UK Private Investigators has warned parents to look out for a set of disturbing emojis that predators are using to secretly communicate with children.

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3 d. ago Royal Mail issues alert to parents over free letters from Santa

Many parents send off their child's Christmas letters to Santa each year, with the Royal Mail providing a service where they send a letter back. However, the deadline is fast approaching

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3 d. ago Online cult accused of using Discord messaging app to 'coerce' and 'blackmail' children

WARNING DISTURBING DETAILS: Children targeted on Discord were encouraged to self-harm by a group that allegedly coordinated to exploit them in a variety of ways

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5 d. ago NSW considering plan to halve power and top speed of ebikes as rider dies in collision with garbage truck

Police plead with parents to buy only safe, unmodified ebikes as Christmas presentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW is considering a plan to halve the maximum power and top speed of ebikes, after a rider died in a collision with a garbage truck in central Sydney.NSW police also issued a plea for parents who were considering buying an ebike for their child as a Christmas present stick to legal bikes rather than more powerful and dangerous models. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago One in 10 UK parents say their child has been blackmailed online, NSPCC finds

A third of parents don’t believe the government and tech companies are doing enough to prevent online blackmail

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1 week ago South Korean rapist jailed for life over online blackmail ring that shocked country

Kim raped or assaulted 16 victims, including 14 minors, and recorded videos of his crimes

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2 w. ago Kate Middleton's Early Childhood foundation announces £100,000 study into impact of digital devices on young children

The royal, 43, set up the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood in 2021; the centre will fund research into how to reduce parent-child disruption caused by digital devices.

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3 w. ago Think your child is secretly vaping? Experts reveals the most common hiding spots for e

As rates of teenage vaping skyrocket, many parents will be left wondering whether their child has developed a secret habit.

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3 w. ago Flu strain 'KILL' warning with healthy kids getting 'very, very poorly' after infection

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has issued a major warning to parents to give kids a nasal spray vaccine, over H3N2 flu strain fears amid the ‘worst ever’ flu season

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3 w. ago Our baby girl died after doctors accused my partner of child abuse rather than take the lump on her face seriously

WHEN concerned parents Kayleigh Reif and Callum Floyd noticed a pea-sized lump on their baby daughter's face they booked a GP appointment the next day. But the couple were left stunned when doctors blamed them for causing it - and now claim delays in her cancer diagnosis led to her death. Delilah-Rai Reid-Floyd was just...

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4 w. ago He catfished teen girls online to send sexual images then blackmailed them

'I am mortified to know he shared or sold images to other men. I know they will be around for the rest of my life and there's nothing I can do about it. I feel a bit broken by it, it's not something I can ever recover from'

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last month Single mothers in China find a new kind of partner – other single mothers

Posts from women seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities are appearing on social mediaAs divorce rates rise and the cost of living bites, single mothers in China are searching for a new kind of partner: each other.Across social media are posts from harried mothers seeking like-minded parents to share a home and child-rearing responsibilities. Continue reading...

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