With February half term now in full swing, finding childcare can often be a struggle. With many children now off school for a week, it can be difficult to juggle work and parenting responsibilities.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The NSPCC is helping children whose parents misuse alcohol or drugs. Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA CHILDREN and young people depend ...

CHILDREN and young people depend on the adults around them to ensure they grow up in a safe and loving environment. But what if a parent or carer’s dependency impacts the care they provide for their ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised to fast-track laws on social media use by children and young people, promising action “in months, not years”. Starmer said an outright ban for under-16s was “a ...

Almost a third of children who use AI chatbots say they would describe the technology as like one of their friends, a survey suggests. AI chatbots are becoming part of daily life for young people, ...

Illinois is joining a network of the World Health Organization in hopes of better positioning the state to handle potential health threats, following the U.S. withdrawal from the group last month.

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AS a charity, the NSPCC relies mainly on funding from the public, rather than the Government, to ensure we can be there to help children whenever they need us. Without this support our Childline team ...

Global health experts worry that a lack of international coordination will lead to death and disaster. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg The United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization on ...

Calls to ban children and young people from social media until they are 16 are growing louder, and I understand why. Parents are exhausted, and too many young people are being failed by the online ...

Children are turning to the NSPCC for support after they’ve been targeted by strangers or peers who have made deepfakes of them using AI-generated content. Girls in particular are often the focus of ...

One in ten children in the UK have been targeted by online blackmail, new NSPCC research confirms. The alarming finding comes from a Savanta survey commissioned by the charity. The data reveals that 9 ...