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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Laura Potter

‘Don’t tell us the bad news all at once’: how to talk to kids about grown-up things

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Toxic relationships

If they’re lucky enough to avoid them at home, children are nonetheless exposed to toxic relationships on TV and social media – Ofcom received more than 3,000 complaints about misogynistic behaviour in just one episode of Love Island in 2022, and TikTok hosted videos of teenage boys ripping girls’ clothes off.

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