Tooled Up Education

Who is There for Me?

Sometimes, we need to talk to someone. It might be we are feeling a little bit down, need cheering up or really need to get something off our chest. Sometimes, when we are feeling like that, we forget who we can turn to, call up, or email. Sometimes, we just need to keep a list handy of the people who we know are always happy to listen.

The Importance of Conversation in Family Life

Family talk plays a critical role in children’s lives. It helps boost children’s self-esteem, confidence and resilience, whilst also allowing them to better understand their own emotions. Learn more about the key chats that every family should strive to have.

Raising a Resilient Child

Ask your child to complete this worksheet, and see what you both discover about their social world, relationships and feelings.

Making Friends

Moving to a new school and forming new friendships can feel challenging and sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. Encouraging your child to have a few questions up their sleeve, to ask their classmates, will give them a simple strategy for establishing these important new connections. See if they can come up with their own, but use ours as a starting point.

50 Things Parents Can Do to Boost Resilience in Teens

This resource provides a quick overview for parents of some of the most important features of resilience and provides easy ideas for boosting it. Hopefully parents will realise that they already do things in their parenting to support their child’s resilience but there may also be one or two things to work on!

Raising a Socially Confident Child

Social confidence is highly prized in today’s society. It is not just about our children being able to express themselves, but also being able to cultivate social support, make connections and stand up for themselves. Social confidence is also important for boosting academic outcomes; children who feel like they have a voice are more likely to speak up in class and be articulate.