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ANXIETY

The aim of this guide is to equip parents across the world with a significant bank of knowledge to ease panic and educate their children about the science of the mind.    

https://tutorful.co.uk/guides/the-expert-guide-to-help-your-child-with-anxiety

SPEECH & LANGUAGE

The website provides information on the support your child/young person may require or receive to talk, move and play from the following Hillingdon children's therapy services:  Hillingdon Occupational Therapy (Hillingdon Plays) Hillingdon Physiotherapy (Hillingdon Moves) Hillingdon Speech and Language Therapy (Hillingdon Talks)

http://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/hillingdon-talks-moves-plays

LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON - LOCAL OFFER

The purpose of the local offer is to enable parents and young people to see more clearly what services are available in their area and how to access them. Knowing what is available and how it is accessed gives more choice and control over what support is right for your child. Parents need to know how to access provision: 

https://www.connecttosupporthillingdon.org/s4s/WhereILive/Council?pageId=3580

SENDiass

Hillingdon SENDIASS is a free, confidential and impartial support service for parents and carers, children and young people up to 25 years where the child or young person may have special educational needs

http://www.hillingdonsendiass.co.uk/

LOCAL LIBRARIES

You'll find a huge range of reading, learning and entertainment resources at your local library and online. There is free Wi-Fi, computer and web access too

https://archive.hillingdon.gov.uk/libraries

The BDA website can be accessed here:
https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/

Please watch this 3 minute video, because it is important to remember that there are positives to thinking differently. Many dyslexic people show strengths in areas such as reasoning and in visual and creative fields.

https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/dyslexia/about-dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia

BDA advice

https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/children

American Psychological Association: Information on Pandemics (a wide range of resources)

https://www.apa.org/practice/programs/dmhi/research-information/pandemics?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=apa-pandemics&utm_content=pandemics-resources

Anna Freud: Self-Care and Coping Strategies

https://www.annafreud.org/selfcare/

BBC: How to protect your mental health

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51873799

CBBC: Video and Questions

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51861089

ChildMind: Talking to Children

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/

ELSA: Coronavirus Story for Children

https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/coronavirus-story-for-children/

National Association of School Psychologists: Parent Resources

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource

Young Minds: Feeling Anxious about Coronavirus

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus

Books

Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with events in the News

Dawn Huebner. How to process different world events (ages 6-12).

The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back

Margot Sunderland. A story for children who have lost someone they love (ages 4-12).

Draw on Your Emotions

Margot Sunderland. A resource to help people express and communication their emotions.

What To Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids

James Crist. A help guide to processing fears and worries (ages 9-13).

Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids

Carol McCloud. Encourages positive behaviour and expressing kindness and appreciation.

How are you Peeling: Foods with Moods

Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers. Explores how emotions look through pictures of Foods. A good way to talk about emotions with young children.

The Way I Feel

Janan Cain. Explores feelings and a helpful way to talk about emotions with young children.

A Terrible Thing Happened

Margaret Holmes. A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma (ages 4-8).

Network Rail- Trespassing on Railway Lines

Due to the very high level of trespassing on the tracks by young people in your local area, Network Rail in partnership with Learn Live are working to help raise awareness to students across the UK educating them about the dangers of the train tracks through interactive digital delivery.

Network rail ask you to share the relevant safety video with your teachers and parents of students during this difficult time, to help educate students before going back to school and help to protect them while being off school.

We have made things easier for you to watch the safety videos by just entering the email railsafety@learnliveuk.com

Please click on the image below to view the relevant safety video: 

Primary school version: Age 7- 11

https://learnliveuk.com/network-rail-primary-school-safety-talk/

Secondary school version: Age 11-16 

https://learnliveuk.com/network-rail-secondary-school-safety-talk/   

College version: Age 17 plus

https://learnliveuk.com/network-rail-college-safety-talk-lnw/

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