What are the effects of too much sugar? Too much sugar is bad for children’s health as it can lead to the build-up of harmful fat on the inside that we can’t see. This fat can cause weight gain and serious diseases like type 2 diabetes, which people are getting younger than ever before, and heart disease and some cancers. […]
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Are you having a fireworks display at home this year? In the excitement, it’s easy to forget some safety essentials. Here we share the Child Accident Prevention Trusts advice on how to make it a day to remember for all the right reasons. You can also find out lots more information at the Child Accident
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Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to child safety. There are several easy and effective things that parents can share with kids to help reduce their risk of injury. On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than
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The Drumbeat Outreach schools team offers a termly calendar of workshops on a range of topics, strategies and interventions to support the needs of parents and carers. All free sessions are aimed at parents, family members and carers living with and supporting individuals with social communication difficulties, including children and young people with a diagnosis
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Sunday the 10th October was World Mental Health Day which helps us to focus on the importance of positive mental health and wellbeing, especially as parents. In 2020, one in six school-aged children was identified with a mental health problem. This has risen from one in ten in 2004 and one in nine in 2017.
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Health Visitors are registered nurses or midwives with a specialist qualification in public health. They work with families who have children between the ages of 0 and five. Lewisham Health Visiting Services are provided by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and Health Visitors work in five teams, across the Borough. What your Health Visitor
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October is Black History month and there are lots of ways to learn and explore Black History with your under 5’s Watch these dads and daughters discussing everything from Rosa Parks to the Jamaican football team together during Black History Month. Find out about Princess K’s black history heroes in this animation from CBeebies House
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Today marks World Mental Health Day which encourages us all to focus on our mental or emotional health. All of us have faced different challenges over the last year from home schooling, working from home, illness or even bereavement. World Mental Health Day can help us look at how we are feeling and work towards
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Autumn offers a rich bounty of inspiration for exploring and imaginations. Chances are if your children are in an early years setting, they’ll be doing lots of activities related to Autumn and getting them outdoors with some Autumn-inspired activities will continue this learning at home. It doesn’t matter if it is a sunny September, an overcast
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Stopping smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for you and your family’s health. It’s never too late to quit smoking. Whether you’ve attempted to quit before, been thinking about it for a while, or are only just considering stopping, there are lots of different support options and tools available, so
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