Resources for parents and carers
As part of the #YouveBeenMissed campaign, the resources are for you to do with your child or young person to help support their emotional wellbeing. There is also guidance to support you to work together with the school where there are concerns regarding Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA).
Anxiety and Stress
Guidance:
- Guidance for parents of younger children 267KB
- Guidance for parents of young people 310KB
- Anxiety and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)- Information for Parents and Carers 263KB
- Understanding Health Anxiety- Guidance for Parents and Carers 301KB
- Understanding the Teenage Brain and Anxiety- Guidance for Parents and Carers 307KB
- Understanding the Brain and Worry_ The Meerkat Owl and Elephant- Guidance for Parents and Carers 745KB
- Supporting Children When They Worry- Advice for Parents and Carers 565KB
- Worry Box- Activity for Parents and Carers 511KB
- Talking to Children and Young People about Their Worries- Guidance for Parents and Carers 197KB
- Understanding our Happy Feelings- Activity for Parents and Carers 329KB
Activities:
- Stress Bucket- Activity for Parents and Carers 753KB
- Mindful Breathing- Activity for Parents and Carers 578KB
- Mindfulness Floating Thoughts- Activity for Parents and Carers 503KB
- Self Soothe Box- Activity for Parents and Carers 1MB
- Missing You - Activity for Parents and Carers 250KB
- Identifying Worry- Activity for Parents and Carers (Primary)1000KB
Low Mood
Activities:
- Self Soothe Box- Activity for Parents and Carers 1MB
- Challenging Thoughts- Activity for Parents Carers 272KB
- Thought Detective- Activity for Parents and Carers 368KB
- Thoughts Feelings and Behaviours When we Feel Low- Activity for Parents and Carers 265KB
- Challenging Thoughts- Activity for Parents Carers 272KB
- Automatic Negative Thoughts- ANTS- Activity for Parents and Carers 2MB
Anger and Frustration
Activities:
- Anger Top Tips- Advice for Parents and Carers 286KB
- Body Map of Anger- Activity for Parents and Carers 311KB
- What Is Below Our Anger- Activity for Parents and Carers 311KB
- Understanding our Happy Feelings- Activity for Parents and Carers 327KB
- How Low Mood Affects Your Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviour - Activity for Parents and Carers (Secondary) 268KB
- Calm Down Cards- Activity for Parents and Carers 429KB
Self-care
Advice and guidance:
- NVR_ A Parent's Reflection- Guidance for Parents and Carers 363KB
- Sleep Hygiene- Guidance for Parents and Carers 624KB
- Supporting Routine- Guidance for Parents and Carers 1MB
- Supporting Routines_Hints and Tips for Parents and Carers.pdf [pdf] 932KB
- NVR through a parent's lense - guide for parents and carers 361KB
Activities:
- My Self-Care Check List- Activity for Parents and Carers 512KB
- Positive Times- Activity for Parents and Carers 305KB
- Take 5 Breathing- Activity for Parents and Carers 1MB
Nonviolent Resistance (NVR) Parent / Carer Group Resources
NVR Group Information[pdf] 910KB
Week 1 - An overview of NVR
Week 2 - Parental Presence and Self care
- Parental Presence.pdf [pdf] 127KB
- Looking after ourselves.pdf [pdf] 598KB
- Week 2 PowerPoint.pptx [pptx] 41MB
Week 3 - De-escalation
Week 4 - Reconciliation
Week 5 - Lifting and Veil of Secrecy and Accommodation
Week 6 - Baskets
Week 7 - Supporters
Week 8 - Deferred response part 1
Week 9 - Deferred response part 2
Week 10
Videos
- A Short film from Birmingham Children’s partnership (40 seconds!) for parents
Webinars