Resources for Children

This page is a collection of resources that parents can use with their children.

This website has some lovely easy home crafts for you to do at home with your children: www.redtedart.com
A fun way for children to have a go at learning a new language – also available as an app www.duolingo.com
Through Scratch, children aged 8+ can create interactive games, and animations using code scratch.mit.edu
Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It’s used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything! www.tinkercad.com
Twinkl is the trusted home of teacher-created planning and assessment materials and teaching resources! Perfect for inside and outside the classroom. www.twinkl.co.uk
TKSST is a Webby award-winning collection of over 5,000 kid-friendly videos, curated for teachers and parents who want to share smarter, more meaningful media in the classroom and at home thekidshouldseethis.com

One of our Children’s Therapists have written a very useful introduction ‘Using the worry time technique to help children’
There are lots of free resources to help children better understand their emotions on ELSA www.elsa-support.co.uk
Partnership for Children helps children to be mentally and emotionally healthy and have a range of things on their website to help children learn how to deal with difficulties. www.partnershipforchildren.org.uk
There’s lots of advice and support for older children and teens on the Young Minds website
www.kooth.com is an online wellbeing community for older children
The SPACE programme is a programme designed for all parents with the aim of providing information using trauma awareness about children’s and adult’s emotional behaviour
Single care have created a fantastic resource ‘talking to children about their mental health’
Moving house can be stressful for children. This article has some tips to help children make this transition.

Find out how contacting Childline will look by watching this short video or go straight there if you need help www.childline.org.uk
Women’s Aid have created the hideout to help children and young people to understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action if it’s happening to you

This list is not exhaustive but examples of some we use and recommend. Keep checking back as we will add new ones in time.