Resources to Support Mental Health

• This May Help - Advice for supporting your child's mental health from the NHS, covers a wide range of topics:

Advice for supporting your child’s mental health | ThisMayHelp

• The Anxiety Toolkit – A guide for parents and carers:

https://read.bookcreator.com/lIyohUQSlCVC6FYOTKHRy9MYpU43/mu72qeKgT3C46ugEZQJs7w

• Click below to access a two-week programme of Mindfulness activities for your child. 

https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2026/mindfulness-calendar-daily-5-minute-activities.pdf

• In the following link there are a series of videos covering the following topics:

• Resilience webinars for parents and carers - Kent Resilience Hub

  What is resilience - Kent Resilience Hub

  What is Resilience?

  How to Support Your Child to Have Good Health

  How to Support Your Child to Have Positive Friendships

  How to Support Your Child to Have Hobbies and Interests

  How to Support Your Child to Understand Their Emotions and Behaviours

  Understanding what Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective and Compensatory Experiences (PACES) are

  How to Reframe Your Thoughts and Language as a Parent

  How to be a Resilient Parent

• Visual support resources:

-Try Using a Now and Next board, 5 minutes on a timed activity then 5 minutes on a reward activity.

-Try using a visual timetable for the day.

-Keep Calm!