As adults, we are often shocked by the horrific and repeated images in the media, children are also exposed to these images, either directly or sublimely, and open and honest conversations can promote understanding and decrease children’s anxiety.

Advice for adults talking to children

How to talk to children about war – tips from a psychologist and counsellor.

• https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/2022/how-to-talk-to-children-about-war

News videos to watch and discuss safely with children.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround#more-stories-2

Advice if you are feeling upset or worried by the news.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002

Young Minds - Tips for talking to young people about the conflict in Ukraine and difficult news stories.

• https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/blog/top-tips-for-talking-to-your-young-person-about-the-events-in-ukraine/

A blog, detailing ways to support children when having conversations about conflict and war.

https://edpsy.org.uk/blog/2022/talking-to-children-and-young-people-about-war-in-ukraine/

Department for Education – help and advice for families to talk about the conflict in Ukraine.

• https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/25/help-for-teachers-and-families-to-talk-to-pupils-about-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-and-how-to-help-them-avoid-misinformation/

https://www.relate.org.uk/

https://relationshipcounsellingkent.co.uk/

Find/relationship/counsellingNHS

Familylives/RelationshipAdvice/Problems

Relationship-help/help-children-and-young-people

/supporting-positive-relationships-children-young-people-experience-care

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/family/

https://parents-guide-to-support-divorce-or-separation/

www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse

https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

www.mayoclinic.org//domestic-violence-against-men

A couple of charities supporting single parenting, with lots of advice and tools

https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/

parent-support/single-parenting 

www.nhs.uk/autism-and-everyday-life/help-for-families/

https://www.mind.org.uk/mental-health-of-people-with-autism/

www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes

https://www.childautism.org.uk/

A couple of useful websites for more information on dyslexia

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

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/

https://sleepcouncil.org.uk/

https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/

https://cerebra.org.uk/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/night-terrors/

What is sleep?

youngminds.org.uk/find-help//parents-guide-to-support-challenging-behaviour-in-children/

www.teenagechallenginbehaviour

www.family-action.org.uk/family-monsters/support/challenging-behaviour/

www.kent.gov.uk/challenging behaviourworkshop/SEND

www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/early-help-support-for-families

https://www.theschoolrun.com/coping-with-school-refusal

https://psychiatry-uk.com/school-refusal-can-i-help-child/

https://childmind.org/article/when-kids-refuse-to-go-to-school/

https://www.mind.org.uk/

https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-kent-children-young-peoples-mental-health/

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/childrens-mental-health/

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/parents-and-carers/supporting-your-child-s-mental-health/

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/covid/supporting-children-young-people-mental-health

https://www.annafreud.org/

https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/children-and-families/good-mental-health/

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/nhs-voluntary-charity-services/charity-and-voluntary-services/get-help-from-mental-health-helplines/

https://www.samwestfoundation.org/about-us

A lovely collection of videos on a variety of topics

https://parentingsmart.place2be.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR18gUIAO3xwNN9-ECKoGEkWlxttvpQ9tGJpHe7c_UTiUhJWOvQp6_rk-k8

Child and Adolescents Mental Health Services - CAMHS

Specialist CAMHS services are available to children and young people who have severe, complex and enduring emotional/behavioural/mental health difficulties. Specialist CAMHS will accept referrals of children and young people whose symptoms or distress and degree of social and/or functional impairment are severe.

https://camhs.elft.nhs.uk/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/for-children-and-young-people/understanding-camhs/

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/your-guide-to-support/guide-to-camhs/

https://www.kelsi.org.uk/support-for-children-and-young-people/health-and-wellbeing/children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-service

www.papyrus-uk.org

https://www.cruse.org.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-and-loss/

https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/bereavement-support/supporting-bereaved-people/further-help

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/grief-bereavement-loss/

www.barnardos.org.uk/support-hub/supporting-families

www.gov.uk/government/collections/supporting-families

www.actionforchildren.org.uk/our-work-and-impact/children-and-families/

www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/our-services/

www.childline.org.uk/

www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/childcare-and-pre-school

www.gov.uk/health-safety-school-children

www.gov.uk/browse/education/school-life

www.nspcc.org.uk/

https://www.involvekent.org.uk/carers

https://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/schools/regions/kent-11-plus

https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school-search/

https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/secondary/learning-school/making-an-appeal-for-a-school-place/

https://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places