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The Parents Zone have put together an interesting set of ideas, games and educational adventures to help inspire anyone with children who might have to do more of Christmas digitally this year. From learning to code to a guide on throwing a virtual party, there is loads to find! Check it out here: parentzone.org.uk/article/digital-xmas
First Steps have put together a fantastic Young Persons guide to coping with the festive season. It’s been delivered to over 13 000 Derby and Derbyshire school children already, and it has endorsed by colleagues at NHS England CYP Mental Health Midlands Clinical Network to the National Eating Disorders team as a good practice example. […]
‘Ollee’ is a free-to-use virtual friend app tailored for children aged 8-11 that helps them think about their feelings, and then seek the support of their parents. Parents can also use it to get advice and support about topics that they think their child might need support with. Ollee was created by Parent Zone and funded […]
The ‘Eatwell Guide’, produced by the NHS, is a repository of information, tips, recipes and some guiding principles collected to help ensure a balanced and healthy diet. You can download the PDF version of the cover sheet here: You can find the full comprehensive guide online here: www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-eatwell-guide/ You can also check out this summary […]
It can be extremely difficult for parents to recognise the signs that a child is struggling with their mental health. The NSPCC have a large selection of advice and support tools available for free covering topics such as bullying, cyber-bullying, underage drinking and more. Check them out here: www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/
The ‘Compassion in the Classroom’ online resource is a repository for any Head Teachers or senior school staff members, of any school in the UK, that are looking to implement a Whole School Approach to wellbeing. It primarily consists of available in-house initiatives, free resources, a list of interesting readings, and a list of upcoming […]
In preparation for Dr. Dan Siegel’s upcoming visit to our DSLMH’s here in Derby (via Zoom!) we thought it would useful to share some of his resources which can be found on his site (www.drdansiegel.com) ‘Everyday Mindsight Tools’ are a short but really handy set of helpful free tools. Within them Dr. Siegel leads you […]
In preparation for Dr. Dan Siegel’s upcoming visit to our DSLMH’s here in Derby (via Zoom!) we thought it would useful to share some of his resources which can be found on his site (www.drdansiegel.com) ‘The Healthy Mind Platter’ contains a feast of ‘seven daily essential mental activities’ designed to optimize brain matter and create […]
In preparation for Dr. Dan Siegel’s upcoming visit to our DSLMH’s here in Derby (via Zoom!) we thought it would useful to share some of his resources which can be found on his site (www.drdansiegel.com) Dr. Siegel has helpfully recorded and posted a series of useful parenting support videos to his site covering everything from […]
In preparation for Dr. Dan Siegel’s upcoming visit to our DSLMH’s here in Derby (via Zoom!) we thought it would useful to share some of his resources which can be found on his site (www.drdansiegel.com) ‘The Wheel of Awareness’ is a multifaceted visual tool which can be used to aid in focusing attention on different […]