PARENTING
Activities for Parents - St Mary's Bungalow
Creative calm
Great parenting starts with parents feeling good. We have invested in parents' knowledge and skills but mental health is key to good parenting.
Parenting Smart
Place2Be's Parenting Smart is a new site for parents and carers of 4-11 year olds, offering practical advice on supporting your child and managing their behaviour.
Designed with busy parents in mind, the site has short videos and articles on topics ranging from meltdowns to bullying, sleeping difficulties and encouraging self-confidence.
Please use the link below
Place2Be's Parenting Smart Website
Anger Management in Children - NSPCC
Every year many thousands of children are referred to Childline for anger issues. Anger management in children is one of the top mental health concerns in childcare. Anger and the ability to control it are key skills of adulthood. Violent thoughts frequently bubble underneath human interactions. Anger is the quickest way for those thoughts to become reality. For this reason it is tightly regulated in our society. Children must learn to overcome anger so that they do not fall a foul of strict controls on violent conduct. However, this is difficult for children to learn to manage since anger is remarkably powerful. Yet as parents and teachers there is no choice but to teach them to reign these emotions in. This can be hard knowledge to impart, but the NSPCC has produced helpful resources to aid you in that vital mission. If interested, please follow the link below:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Here are some resources to help parents support themselves and their child. Parenting presents many challenges, as well as joys, but there may be times when it's useful to see what's out there. Here are some tips and advice to help you and your child understand each other better.
https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2021/09/03/mental-health-resources-for-children-parents-carers-and-school-staff/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
For Parents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnANLAcpRZ4&feature=youtu.be
https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/
https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/march/coronavirus-information-for-children/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/f0DFyLlYKW3s1ZkRJxMQzp/tips-and-advice-for-overcoming-anxiety
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/43Qx8XYPhq1qCWGbXVcmc9G/when-is-it-good-to-worry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/47tttFn9CtgvjGYTr6hq4K1/how-you-can-learn-to-be-happier
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/40FpdJNjbFSWFTRchZLwKNj/how-to-talk-like-a-samaritan
For Children:
Some great resources to share with your child:
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/coronavirus-and-mental-health/
Still lots of good advice in this leaflet, have a look!
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