Blog comments and moderation policy

Barnardo’s is a children’s charity. We hope that children and young people will read and engage with this blog. Please make sure any comments are appropriate for children.

When posting comments, please observe our site participation guidelines:

• be respectful of others who use this site
• stay on topic
• keep comments concise
• do not use language that is offensive, inflammatory or provocative (this includes, but is not limited to, swearing and obscene or vulgar comments)
• do not break the law (this includes libel, condoning illegal activity and contempt of court)
• please do not post personal information in comments such as addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses or other online contact details, which may relate to you or other individuals
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• do not make any commercial endorsement or promotion of any product, service or publication not relevant to the discussion