First there was Child Line. Now there is Parentline Plus.

Being a mother or father is never easy, especially as children's stress levels and subsequent behaviour can spiral out of control.

Whether it's the pressure to have the latest brand of trainers, to pass an important exam or something more serious, many teenagers feel they can't cope.

However they manifest their worries, parents can often bear the brunt of it and may not be able to solve troubled behavioural problems on their own.

The invaluable organisation Parentline Plus offers advice on any problems parents may have with their children.

Yesterday, the charity launched its second annual Talking Families week, which comes in the wake of research showing parents are becoming increasingly worried about their children's levels of stress.

Hundreds of people in Brighton and Hove and Sussex have relied on the charity's helpline.

Childhood is becoming shorter as stress creeps in at an ever earlier age.

It is tragic charities like this need to exist but the fact that they do is a Godsend.