There is a photograph almost every parent takes at the start of September. A child in a blazer that is slightly too big, standing by the front door, bag on both shoulders, trying to look older than they feel. Starting secondary school is one of the biggest steps in childhood, and for most families it […]
There is a particular summer that arrives in every family without much warning. The one where your teenager goes away without you for the first time. A week in Salou with five friends, a festival, a first trip to see a mate who moved away, an inter-railing loop around Europe. You say yes because saying […]
Ask most parents whether their child would know what to do if something went wrong while they were out, and the answer is usually yes. We picture them staying calm, calling for help, telling someone where they are. It is a comforting picture. New research suggests it is often not the real one. What the […]
Every family holiday has a queue in it somewhere. This year, the one at passport control is doing something new. Travelling through the EU entry exit system with children is not complicated, but it is different from anything British families have done before, and it is much easier if you know what is coming before […]
There is a particular kind of calm that comes from opening an app and seeing a small blue dot exactly where it should be. School. A friend’s house. The train home. The dot is there, so they are there, and you can put your phone back in your pocket and get on with your evening. […]
Child Safety Week is here again, running from Monday 1 June to Sunday 7 June 2026, and this year’s theme from the Child Accident Prevention Trust is one of the most useful the campaign has ever chosen. Making Prevention Possible is built on a simple, refreshing idea. Most child safety advice fails not because parents […]
Open the app store and search for family safety, and you will find the same idea over and over: a map, a moving dot, and the reassurance of knowing where your people are. Location tracking has become one of the most common ways families look out for one another. And it is easy to see […]
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