Building a stable and healthy relationship with your child is essential for their emotional development and overall well-being. I strongly believe that when preventing mental health issues in children, if you only did one thing, then this is the thing that would underpin all the others in ensuring your child has excellent foundations on which Read More
Category: Parents
Help Your Child With Their Career
Your child’s career future can be a worry, especially if they are not academically minded, have additional needs or are particularly sensitive or shy. It’s easy to spend time worrying (and sometimes over thinking) about something that at first, seems a long way away, but there are things we can do as parents to help Read More
Summer Holiday Activities For Children With SEND
The SEN Resources Blog has a whole host of posts & activities for children with SEND – check out these fun & free summer holiday activities!
A PowerPoint Journal for Children: An Alternative To Writing
e, rewarding and reflective process but for some children who hate to write, well there’s no way you could get them to do it! Hopefully by using a PowerPoint they will find that it more acceptable than writing but with the same benefits.
Autumn Leaves: Wellbeing Tips & Activities for Children (Twinkl collaboration)
screens, buy some waterproofs and head outside in nature whatever the weather… click to read more!
TACKLING NEGATIVITY: Lynn How Via True Education Partnerships
When life takes an unexpected twist such as our current global pandemic, having the tools in your toolbox to cope and stay positive are a priority. The following are some ideas that are tried and tested. It’s worth noting here that what works for one person may not work for another so I would recommend Read More
2021 – The Year Of You! (with infographic)
Improving our mood and mindset goes a long way to in turn improving those external issues or at least our perception of them. Now before this pandemic I would scoff at the suggestion that I should take more time for me; seeing it as an insurmountable challenge with my giant ‘to do’ list. However, various twists of fate have led me to making ‘me’ a higher priority. Which is the first thing on the path to improvements. Check out these 8 areas to work on and accompanying infographic.
Back To School Blues: Supporting school anxiety and reluctant returners with resources by Dr Tina Rae
Dr Tina Rae is a Child Psychologist and award winning author specialising in the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. She has recently produced a set of resources aimed at parents of children who struggle with the transition from home to school. This was a huge issue for many parents before 2020 Read More
School Health Research Network: How does time-off in school holidays impact children and young people’s mental health? (Webinar)
The impact of the long break this year has made a significant difference to the SEMH of children across the world. This webinar was recorded in February 2020, before the schools shut therefore is not lock-down specific. It does however, highlight the many issues surrounding long holidays for some pupils, which need to be considered Read More
Anna Freud – #SelfcareSummer Activity Pack Primary
Another great resource from The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families: Self-care is about what you can do to help yourself feel better or to keep yourself feeling good. The #SelfcareSummer Primary resource is full of fun activities designed to help children look after their mental health and wellbeing while enjoying themselves. It Read More