Support for parents and carers
Support for parents and carers
As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child's wellbeing. We've got resources available to help you, including specialised and expert-led parenting articles and tips to help your child navigate challenges they face in school.
We work with schools to support children’s and young people's mental health. As part of this, we offer advice and resources for parents and carers to help support their child or young person’s wellbeing.
Our Parenting Smart site is full of articles, videos and advice to help you through manage any parenting challenges you may come across. Place2Be's Art Room Team create fun and engaging creative activities to support children and young people's wellbeing for you and your family to do at home.
Our parenting site will give you practical tips and advice videos to help make your journey a little easier.
Visit Parenting Smart
Find out how you can support your child's mental health and wellbeing with our advice.
Support your child's wellbeing
Our Art Room team are specialists in using art to support and enhance children and young people’s wellbeing. Take a look at our Activities from the Art Room.
Take a look at our Art RoomNavigating school
Find guidance from our expert team to help prepare you and your child for the transition.
Get advice on starting primary school
Discover our expert guidance on making the transition as smooth as possible.
Get advice on starting secondary school
Check out our tips on how you can help your child or young person stay positive through this difficult period.
Discover our exam season resources
We support hundreds of parents, carers and families part of Place2Be partner schools
We work with hundreds of schools in England, Scotland and Wales to provide mental health support, training and resources to their school community, including parents and carers. If your child's school becomes a Place2Be partner school, you can benefit from our specialist support services.
Support for parents and carers in our partner schoolsPartner resources
Take a look at resources from our partner organisations.
The Daily Mile Foundation has put together some helpful tips on how you can still go out and do The Daily Mile whilst keeping yourself safe.
Visit The Daily Mile
Booktrust has enlisted the help of authors and illustrators to provide free books, videos, games, quizzes, and drawing lessons for children.
Visit the Booktrust
Activities to help parents, children, and young people improve language, literacy and communication skills.
Visit the National Literacy Trust
Useful information, advice, resources and videos for parents to help get children ready for primary school.
Visit BBC Bitesize
Developed with input from Place2Be, this toolkit is full of advice on supporting children’s mental health.
Download Parent toolkit
Celebrities share their film, TV and game recommendations for families. Created in response to the pandemic
Discover BAFTA Kids at HomeChildren's Mental Health Week resources
We created Children's Mental Health Week in 2015 and it takes place every February. Each year, Place2Be experts develop fun, creative and engaging activities for families to take part during the week!
Learn more about the week and see how families can get involved for the next Children's Mental Health Week.
Contact us about our school services
Get in touch with us about becoming a Place2Be partner school and what we can offer you.
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