Resources for parents

Free downloads and links to resources with practical tips and ideas for parents

COVID-19 Resources for parents

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• Click here to find resources and tips for parents

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Tips for parents

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• Parenting top tips

• Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 (WHO)

• Helping our children learn about Diversity, Privilege and Predjudice

• BBC Tiny Happy People Resources

• 'Dadvengers' Parenting platform for dads

Step by step guides for parents

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• Empathy

• Giving praise effectively

• Giving time to calm down

• Making family rules

• Giving choices and consequences

• Active ignoring

• Problem solving

• Negotiating

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Parenting Puzzle DVD video clips

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• Watch playlist on YouTube (English)

• Watch playlist on YouTube (Urdu)

Practice sheets for parents to fill in and keep

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• Giving time to calm down; family rules; choices and consequences, problem solving and many more

Kindness charts

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• How to use kindness charts

• Download your own chart to print and use

Things to do with your children

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• Fun and free (or cheap) activities

• A list of recommended books to read with your children (PDF) or see this page on our website

Internet safety for children and young people

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• List of internet safety websites

• 6 tips for keeping children and young people safe in the digital world

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If our resources have supported you to get the best from your family life, especially during these challenging times, please do let us know. We love to hear from parents and as a charity, it helps us to know that we are on the right track as well as demonstrate the impact that our programmes have on families.