For every generation of children, growing up is always difficult. Some of the challenges like bullying in the schoolyard or problems at home haven't changed over the years, while new issues have emerged with the growth of the online world.
October marked the 30th anniversary of Dame Esther Rantzen setting up Childline. On its very first evening, 50,000 children and young people picked up the phone and got in touch.
Back in 1986, children would call our counsellors from a red telephone box on a street corner. Now, 70 per cent of contacts from children are made online.
The issues young people are contacting Childline counsellors about have also evolved.
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