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School Age

5–11 years

School, friendships, tummies, sleep and the years before teenagers.

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Eating out
1 – 11 years
Cafés, restaurants, other people's houses.
Also in Feeding
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Family meals
1 – 11 years
Eating together, even briefly.
Also in Feeding
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Separation anxiety
6 months – 6 years
When goodbyes feel huge.
Also in Growing Up
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Screen time
2 – 11 years
When the screen says no.
Also in Growing Up
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Meltdowns
2 – 11 years
When the system is fully overwhelmed.
Also in Big Feelings
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Anxiety
3 – 11 years
An alarm system set a bit sensitive.
Also in Big Feelings
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Emotional regulation
1 – 11 years
Borrowing your calm.
Also in Big Feelings
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Transitions
1 – 11 years
Leaving one thing to start another.
Also in Big Feelings
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Constipation and soiling
6 months – 11 years
Rectal loading, why it needs months of treatment, and why soiling isn't naughtiness.
Also in Growing Up
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School refusal
5 – 11 years
When getting through the school gate feels impossible.
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Friendships and falling out
3 – 6 years
Best friends, fall-outs and the pain of being left out.
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Homework and school stress
5 – 11 years
After-school meltdowns, perfectionism and the kitchen-table battle.
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Anger in older children
5 – 11 years
Door slams, big words and the feeling underneath.
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Confidence and self-esteem
5 – 11 years
"I'm rubbish at everything" — and what actually builds belief.
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Screens, gaming and being online
5 – 11 years
Why stopping is genuinely hard, and what to protect.
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Bedwetting
5 – 11 years
A physiological thing, not a behavioural one — and it's treatable.
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Sleep in school-age children
5 – 11 years
Busy brains, late bedtimes and the worry hour.
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Puberty and body changes
8 – 13 years
It starts earlier than most of us expect.

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