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They Asked for Help. They Were Told to Wait.
Twenty children. Twenty families. Twenty times the system had a chance to step in and didn’t. The Times investigation into the deaths of children with special educational needs and disabilities isn’t a sad one-off. It is a spotlight on something many of us have felt in our bones for years: mental health “support” in this…
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Stop Blaming Social Media – Parents Need to Parent
What is it with parents, schools, and even government officials banging on about how kids should spend less time staring at screens? Kids should spend less time on social media. We should restrict their access to platforms. We should limit their time on devices. Here’s a radical thought: just take the devices off them. Better…