Parents' Corner

Helping your child understand their feelings Six weeks of activities about the different emotions we have A young person's guide to supporting your mental health Looking after your own mental health - every mind matters May's Active Coping Calendar from Action for Happiness Making your own wellbeing action plan Self-care resources for young people A whole collection of ideas and activities for supporting children's mental health Tips for families under pressure - dealing with difficult behaviour and negative emotions BBC Parents' Wellbeing Toolkit Mental Health Videos

Coronavirus Q&A in 5 South Asian languages Tommy's - the vaccine in pregnancy and breastfeeding Covid Myths from the British Islamic Medical Association NHS Coronavirus Vaccine infomation BBC - Is the Covid vaccine safe? Full Fact - factchecks common viral social media posts How the different vaccines work

How to answer children's questions A Children's Guide to Coronavirus With a poem - The Time We Spring-Cleaned the World With a comic With the Gruffalo - download the ebook With the Gruffalo - Facebook page With a wordless story - Beating the virus With a social story Make a time capsule with Long Creations Covid-19 activity pack Wash your hands with Baby Shark Practical questions answered about coronavirus - regularly updated, for adults

Parent's Guide to COVID-19 - when to call your child’s GP, NHS 111, or go to A&E Care Confident - videos about the signs and symptoms of the most common childhood illnesses, what to do, and when to worry Immunisation - protecting children and adults from infectious diseases Pregnant or have children under the age of four? Healthy Start weekly vouchers - milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. Free vitamins. Health Visiting - parenting support, accident prevention, health education, developmental assessments, referrals Resources from Health Visitors to support parents through Covid 19 Public Health Coronavirus explanations Try the new NHS app

Coronavirus - information for parents of newborn babies Barts Health maternity information The Baby Feeding service - support and information on feeding babies, with trained local mums Community Parents - Island Advice's support for new parents or newly pregnant Children's centre and Early Years activities and support Early Years Support in Tower Hamlets Simple baby massage at home

Getting a good sleep - ideas and tips from Sleep Scotland Advice and ideas from the NSPCC Top tips and resources for homeschooling from experts Ideas to support reading and routines Tower Hamlets Council home learning links - including staying safe online UNICEF staying safe online Digital 5-a-day A collection of links from UCL for homeschooling Common family questions from agony aunt and therapist Annalisa Barbieri Weekly planner - from Widget 5 day planner - from Widget Weekly planner - symbols - from Widget

Supporting neurodiverse kids in self-isolation Resources for homeschooling children with SEND Tower Hamlets Council's joint strategic needs asssessment about SEND - as a video My ways to cope

Government-backed Oak National Academy, releasing daily lessons BBC Teach - for parents BBC Bitesize - offering "Bitesize Daily" regular lessons including on iPlayer and the Red Button

Live Online Learning Activities across the internet Play in crisis - ideas and activities Fun activities to add to a routine for under fives Weekly games to play with your baby Ideas to support your child's creativity Resource pack and plan from Wide Open School BrainPOP's daily learning topics Online learning from CenturyTech Daily projects from Scholastic A supportive Facebook group for teens to learn Tower Hamlets Council's stay at home resources

Ideas for your health and wellbeing What's on at the Bromley by Bow Centre Facebook Live activities with local community centres - HARCA Centres Unlocked Activities against isolation facebook group with community centre Toynbee Hall Go to the West End - for free Try Healthflix's online yoga, breathing and exercise Laughter yoga Relax and colour pictures from museums of the world Find new free ebooks Take an Open University course for free Explore a wide range of online learning from poetry to physics A whole collection of links for you Stay in Work Out links and ideas from Sports England

Covid-19 activity pack from BBBH Who to contact in Tower Hamlets if you need help Children's centre and Early Years activities and support Early Years Support in Tower Hamlets Toyhouse for 0-5s and their parents Coronavirus schools and families news, updates and advice from Tower Hamlets Council Information about free school meals in Tower Hamlets Pregnant or have children under the age of four? Healthy Start weekly vouchers - milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. Free vitamins. Covid-19 BAME Resource Hub Coping with bereavement

An age-by-age guide to talking about racism Anti-racism activities Kids' News Article - Black Lives Matter Aimed at KS2 - BBC clips about tackling racism and bullying Books to talk to children about diversity and inclusion Links to readaloud stories about diversity For teenagers - resources exploring anti-racism

Supporting wellbeing when going back to school Moving On - Children's Transition to Secondary School Workbook Moving on - Parent's Booklet Transition to Secondary School Tower Hamlets Q&As about Back to School

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