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Advice for parents

Stay Home. Stay Positive: 10 top tips

10 Top Tips to support parents and carers of babies and young children at home

Star chart

Star charts are a great way of encouraging your child to be more independent.

Manage my screen time

Here is a handy chart to help you to manage the amount of screen time your little ones have in a week.

Santa's bedtime checklist

A simple tool to help you to go through the stages of a bedtime routine with your little ones when they are very excited.

Using reward charts

Gives suggestions on using reward charts for children aged 3 – 8 years old.

Support for parents and financial help with childcare costs

This leaflet provides information on the different kinds of help you can get with the cost of childcare.

Speech and language parent pack

This pack provides information and advice for mums and dads to help your child learn to talk – from the very beginning, in the womb, right through until they start school.

Stages of speech and language development

This poster provides information on the development of speech and language in children. 

101 ways to praise a child

At any age, your praise and encouragement will help your child feel good about themselves. Praise will boost their self-esteem and confidence. Here are 101 ways to praise your child.