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Childhood Issues

Our kids are having to face challenging issues in their everyday life at much younger age then we used to. Issues such as drug and alcohol misuse, violence, sexual identity, sexting, cyber bullying and eating disorders can be common place not only within teenage culture but increasingly in even younger age groups. So as Dads are we aware of the risks our kids are facing? This Childhood Issues section gives you the information you need so that you can guide them through these challenges and help them to make good choices in life.

One million child smokers - Shocking figures from Cancer Research UK.

Details: Category: Childhood Issues News; Written by The Mirror

Alarming figures showed around 27% of children have lit up - enough to fill 5,200 classrooms or nearly 14,000 junior football teams

Smoking at a young age often means a lifetime of addiction.

Children 'watch same level' of junk food ads despite TV rules.

Details: Category: Childhood Issues News; Written by BBC.CO.UK

Children are still exposed to the same level of junk food advertising despite tighter regulations, research suggests.

The UK regulations ban the advertising of foods high in fat, salt or sugar during children's programming.

Junk food DOESN'T make kids fat, their families do, says new study

Details: Category: Childhood Issues News; Written by Mail Online

There may be vending machines and junk foods in schools across the country - but this is not the reason children are gaining weight, scientists claim.

A recent study asserts that the percentage of overweight 13-year-olds in schools where junk food is present is statistically insignificant as compared to those schools that didn’t have junk food.

A quarter of UK toddlers are lacking Vitamin D.

Details: Category: Childhood Issues News; Written by The Idependent

A quarter of all toddlers in the UK are lacking Vitamin D, according to research.

Vitamin D supplements are recommended for those people at risk of deficiency, including all pregnant and breastfeeding women, children under five, and the elderly, but 74% of parents know nothing about them and more than half of healthcare professionals are also unaware, the BBC said.

Children urged to talk about depression.

Details: Category: Childhood Issues News; Written by The Telegraph

Millions of children will be encouraged to talk about their feelings of depression and anxiety under a government-backed drive to tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness.

Marcus Trescothick, the former England cricketer, and Jonny Wilkinson, England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winner, are supporting the campaign to get more people to talk openly about mental health problems.