Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While there is no legal age at which children can be left alone, the NSPCC has some helpful guidance. (Olga Ilina / 500px via ...

The NSPCC has some helpful advice about when a child is old enough to babysit their younger brother or sister over the school ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelle Barry, schools coordinator - NSPCC Schools Service (Image: Supplied) The Easter holidays are here and while the time off ...

IN an ideal world, the NSPCC would have no reason to exist, but we don’t live in an ideal world. The tireless work of the NSPCC - supporting families, protecting children from abuse and neglect and ...

Parents thinking of leaving their children at home while they head out over the summer holidays are being urged to read the most up-to-date NSPCC advice. Parents are regularly faced with the challenge ...

The NSPCC has called for an end to the legal defence allowing parents to physically punish children in Northern Ireland .

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's important to think about your child's levels of independence and maturity before deciding if they're ready to go out alone ...

MORE volunteers are needed to help deliver safeguarding workshops. The NSPCC is calling for people in the Black Country to ...

The NSPCC is calling for new volunteers across the Black Country for its Speak out, Stay safe programme, which is delivered to primary schools across the UK. Sign up for the top news stories every day ...

RECENTLY released NSPCC data revealed there were almost 37,000 child sexual abuse image crimes logged by police forces across the UK, including more than 5,300 here in Yorkshire. Information provided ...