15 Characteristics of Effective Parenting – A Presentation for Students
What makes a successful and effective parent? In this presentation for students, Dr Weston outlines some evidence-based approaches.
September 14, 2022
Menstrual Cycle Tracking Apps & Products for Teens
Understanding more about their menstrual cycle can help young people manage symptoms more effectively. Help your teen to tool up with this list of the best innovations in menstrual cycle tracking apps and sustainable, comfortable, confidence-boosting period products that are highly suitable for younger girls.
August 5, 2022
Goal Planner for the New School Year
Goal setting can boost self-esteem and confidence. Encourage children and teens to use our planner over the summer to set some achievable targets for the school year ahead. It’s a good idea to prompt them to think broadly. They could consider skills they want to improve, activities they want to try, school work goals, having fun and acts of kindness.
August 3, 2022
Beach Science for Teens
Whether we are young or old, there’s so much learning that can be done at the beach. We asked science teacher, Lucy Haseler, to provide us with some fun and informative beach activities for secondary aged children to try during the holidays. Each suggestion is accompanied by either links to further resources or some age appropriate facts.
July 25, 2022
Beach Science: Primary Aged Children
There’s so much scientific learning that can be done at the beach. We asked science teacher, Lucy Haseler, to provide us with some fun and informative activities for children to try during the holidays. Each suggestion is accompanied by either links to further resources or some fun facts.
July 25, 2022
Managing Your Gremlin
It’s really important to be kind to other people, but it’s just as important to be kind to ourselves. Sometimes, we might think bad or negative things about ourselves. These kinds of thoughts tend to make us feel worse! It’s important to notice when we think like this and stand up to these unhelpful little ‘gremlin thoughts’. This activity can help!
June 17, 2022
75 Things to Do Outside
Encouraging children to get outside and engage with the natural world around them is beneficial to their mental health and wellbeing. We all run out of ideas sometimes, so here’s a list of 75 things to try. They are generally suited to primary-aged children, but many can be enjoyed by young people of all ages (or anyone who is a child at heart). Why not print it out and see how many your child can tick off over the summer months?
May 9, 2022
Fantastic Families
Families come in all shapes and sizes and we want to encourage children to celebrate all the fantastic families that they see and feel a sense of pride in their own circle of loved ones, whatever form it takes. Use this activity to encourage primary-aged children to think about all the fabulous families in the world and nudge them to add their own family unit to the page.
May 5, 2022
Science in Action: 20 Fun Facts about Storms
Storms are fascinating scientific phenomena. We wanted to learn more about them, so we asked meteorologist, David Bowker, for 20 interesting facts. Download the sheet and share it with your children, or impress them with your storm knowledge!
April 22, 2022
My Coping Menu
When we feel strong emotions, such as sadness, anger, fear or anxiety, it’s useful to have a toolkit of things we can do that we know will help to make us feel better. Encourage children to choose from our suggested menu of options (or come up with their own) to create a list of go-to people and activities that they know will help when they feel overwhelmed, down in the dumps or cross. Keep it to hand, so that they can access it as soon as these feelings arise.
April 20, 2022
