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8 tips to help your child manage back-to-school anxiety
Emerging MindsIdentifying and addressing back-to-school anxiety early is important for children's learning, resilience and wellbeing. This article offers tips to help parents support their children to manage back-to-school anxiety. -
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What is a school counsellor?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a school counsellor can support you and your family. -
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Depression and anxiety in new parents
Emerging MindsThis resource explores depression and anxiety in new parents. It aims to help you understand that depression and anxiety are common around the time of your baby’s birth and during their first year of life. It also explores what to do if you or your partner is at risk or showing signs of mental health difficulties. -
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Adjusting to parenthood: Mothers and birthing parents
Emerging MindsThis resource offers information and advice for mothers/birthing partners. -
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Adjusting to parenthood: Fathers and non-birthing parents
Emerging MindsThis resource offers information and advice on adjusting to parenthood, written especially for fathers and non-birthing parents. -
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Raising Healthy Minds app
Raising Children NetworkRaising Healthy Minds is your free, personalised, pocket resource for raising confident resilient children 0-12 years old. -
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Supporting children’s return to school during COVID-19
Emerging MindsThis resource offers tips to help both children and parents/carers navigate feelings of anxiety and uncertainty around returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
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Helping children to cope with uncertainty during COVID-19
Emerging MindsChildren are not immune to the effects of uncertainty. While research has shown they can recognise and respond to uncertainty from as young as 20 months old, children need support and guidance from the adults in their lives to help them to understand and cope with change and uncertainty. This article outlines six simple, easy ways in which parents can help their child to navigate uncertain times. -
Guide
Parent guide one: Anxiety in children aged 4-8
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThe more you know about your child’s experience of anxiety, the more informed you are to make decisions about the kind of support and help you choose for them. The information in this guide can be used to help you and your practitioner improve anxiety in your children. -
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Parent guide two: Gathering information about your 4-8 year old child’s experience of anxiety
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThe more you know about your child’s experience of anxiety, the more informed you are to make decisions about how best to support them. This guide provides some information on strategies that you can try with support from your practitioner. -
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Parent guide three: Supporting your 4-8 year old child
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThere are a number of actions parents can take to help their child decrease and manage their feelings of anxiety. This guide provides some information on strategies that you can try with support from your practitioner. Trying one or two of these to begin with is a good start. Remember that anxiety can get worse before it gets better, so keep persisting to give the strategy time to work. -
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Supporting children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – A printable summary
Emerging MindsThis selection of resources will assist parents and caregivers in supporting their children’s mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic. They are designed to help parents to talk with their children about what they are seeing and hearing, develop new routines, and focus on the strategies that their family already uses to get through tough times.