This Huddl Up with Suffolk Mind is for parents and carers to learn about sleep in children and young people. Sleep is as important to our health as eating, drinking and breathing. Insomnia and poor quality sleep are linked to physical ill health as …
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Managing Children’s Fears – helping build their emotional intelligence & resilience.
Fear is one of our most basic and strongest emotions. Being afraid of certain things protects us from potential danger in order to make sure that we survive. The urge to `helicopter’ over our children, i.e. to hover over them in a way that …
Parental Pressure – Good or Bad?
Our second of our 3 short Huddl blog posts offers advice from Dr Rosemary Taylor on parenting pressure. So many people have asked us about this we really hope this advice helps in some way. Teaching is the second greatest …
Screen Time Boundaries
Advice for parents and carers with children aged 0 to 7. by Childnet International When it comes to children and technology, parents and carers have long been asking the same question: How much screen time is OK for my child? The American …
Online Pornography
Advice from Childnet International Young people can encounter sexual images both online and offline. This can influence how they think about sex, relationships and their own body image – and it can make children feel confused, embarrassed or …
Tips on Friendship Skill Building
Friendship is a life-long interactive skill that has impact on everything from self-esteem to mental health. If children have positive friendships when they are young they are more likely to be happy adults. If a young person is lonely at 18 he or …
How to teach your kids about the brain
How to teach your kids about the brain: Laying strong foundations for emotional intelligence. Knowledge is power. When children understand what’s happening in the brain, it can be the first step to having the power to make choices. Knowledge can …
Nourishment To Calm Your Anxious Child
Anxiety is an increasing problem amongst children for all sorts of reasons, including the pressure to “fit in”. Better nourishment for an anxious child can be one of the most important steps you can take. And this will help them cope with their …