Booklets and information sheets to support parents
Booklets and information sheets
What kind of parent or carer are you?
The type of parent you are can affect your child’s well-being, how they develop and how they learn. It can also affect your relationship with your child.
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Advice on how to take time to think about how you respond to tricky or unwanted behaviour.
Model the behaviour we want to see more of
Advice on how to model the behaviour.
Understanding and Soothing a Crying Toddler
Advice on how to understand and sooth a crying toddler.
Supporting your child if one parent lives or works away
This handy sheet provides some hints and tips to support a child when one parent lives or works away from where the child is based.
Supporting a child to make friends
This handy sheet provides some hints and tips to help support a child to make friends.
Supporting a child to learn how to share
This handy sheet provides some hints and tips to support a child to learn how to share.
Supporting a child when they start nursery or reception
This handy sheet provides some hints and tips to support a child when they start nursery or reception for the first time.
Early Years Information Pathway
The Early Years Information Pathway provides professionals with information on a range of resources available nationally to support discussions with parents about positive parenting, healthy living and child development.
Helping children to cope with bereavement
Here are some helpful tips to follow, for parents or caregivers, seeking to support a grieving child.
Supporting children when a parent goes to prison
Some helpful advice on what to tell children and how to support them.
The Parenting Plan
Bringing up children involves lots of joint decisions. If you don't live together, it is harder to make these decisions as you go along. A Parenting Plan is a written or online agreement between parents.
Supporting and guiding children's behaviour
This booklet provides ideas for parents of young children on supporting children’s development and guiding their behaviour in a positive way.
Make time to look after yourself and manage stress
Advice on how to make time to look after yourself and manage stress.
Understanding brain development
This handy sheet provides information on how your baby’s brain develops and what your baby’s brain needs to develop well.
Managing Big Feelings and Big Behaviours
This handy sheet gives useful information on what to do when your child has a tantrum.
Managing shopping trips
Suggestions on making that shopping trip less stressful with your little ones.
Managing potty training
Useful tips for toilet and potty training and suggestions for helping them stay dry at night time.
Managing mealtimes
This helpful sheet provides information on managing mealtimes and dealing with choosy and messy eaters.
Understanding and responding to a crying baby
Helpful suggestions to cope with a crying baby and how to manage stress.
Managing biting
Tips and advice to tackle biting.
Managing bedtime
This handy sheet gives useful information on creating a bedtime routine and helping to reduce stress.
Managing bathtimes
This handy sheet provides information on managing bathtimes with your little ones from birth to age 3.