Having friends provides support and promotes social skills, along with increased positive mental health and well-being.
Children’s friendships are very important for their social and emotional development. Parents and carers have an important role to play in helping children develop friendships.
Here are some top tips from Parenting NI for helping your child develop friendship skills, download the full guide here: https://www.parentingni.org/…/friendship-skills-top…
Exams results day, and the lead-up to it, can be a stressful and worrying time.
Place2Be’s new resources are full of practical advice to support young people, schools and families prepare for results day in August.
Download for free – https://www.place2be.org.uk/exams
At Sibs we hear from lots of young siblings who need support because their disabled brother or sister has behaviour that challenges.
Check out our advice here for young #siblings aged 7 upwards. sibs.org.uk/youngsibs/info
The summer holidays are here so now is a good time to think about play.
One of Parenting NI’s podcasts episodes focuses on the importance of play. They spoke to Laura Perry & Aidan Burns from PlayBoard NI about why play is so important for children’s development.
Find out all the facts and listen here: https://parentingni.podbean.com/…/ep-24-importance-of…/
