Parents' Toolkit

Top tips, useful links and expert advice to support you and your child's wellbeing and learning in a changing world. Parents, we've got you.

Five tips for helping your kids to eat healthily all year round

Healthy eating hacks for parents from dietitian Priya Tew.

How to juggle your responsibilities as a parent at home

You might be acting many roles at home right now - employee, teacher, carer. Here are five ways to manage these roles.

Supporting wellbeing – primary

Five ways to manage your wellbeing as a parent during lockdown

How parents can look after their mental health alongside all of their lockdown responsibilities.

7 ways to help vulnerable children feel safe during this winter break

How parents and carers can help children cope in the winter months.

Six self-care tips for parents

Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Roslyn Law offers advice on how to take care of your own wellbeing as well as that of your kids.

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Supporting wellbeing – secondary

Top tips for understanding your teenager in the ‘new normal’

With the current restrictions adding to the usual hurdles of teenage life, here's some advice on how you can help your child to navigate the ups and downs of adolescence.

Lockdown Birthday? How to help your kids avoid the let-down

Advice on how to help your child come to terms with celebrating their special day under Covid-19 restrictions.

Can’t sleep, won’t sleep? Five ways to get your child’s sleep back on track

Advice and tips on getting kids into healthier sleep patterns, to help them with the disrupted school year.

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Top tips – primary

How to make your home a fun learning zone

Adrianna Baker, mum to Jaylen and Kai, gives her advice on making your home a fun place to learn. From BBC Bitesize.

How do primary schools look now?

What you and your child can expect when they start at primary school during the pandemic. From Starting Primary School.

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Top tips – secondary

Seven ways to get your kids outdoors

Getting your teens out of the house and into nature can boost their health and wellbeing. Tips on how to do it from parents who are outdoors enthusiasts.

Five ways to motivate your teen to study at home

Getting teens motivated to study can be difficult. Natasha Devon provides some tips on how you can support your child.

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Isolation inspiration – primary

Fun ideas to bring more colour into your family's everyday life

Brighten up the winter months with colourful activities for all the family.

How to turn a walk in the park into a colourful craft activity

Colour and crafts expert Momtaz Begum-Hossain shares ideas for making a walk in the park or the countryside even more fun for kids.

Five ways to make bird watching a fun family activity

How to help your kids engage with nature from the comfort of your own home.

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Isolation inspiration – secondary

Rob Biddulph's five tips to help you confidently draw with your kids

Rob Biddulph, author and official illustrator for World Book Day, has some great tips and tricks to share to help you draw with your kids.

How to make a DIY cork pin board

Sophie, aka DIY Blonde, shows you how to make a colourful alphabet cork board to add sparkle to your space!

Top tips for making portraits in lockdown

Expert advice from a photographer and details on how to contribute to ‘Hold Still’, a photography project spearheaded by The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of the National Portrait Gallery.

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SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) resources

How physical activity can support children with special educational needs and disabilities at home

Looking for ways to encourage your child to get active at home? Dr Anthony J. Maher has five tips.

Schooling tips for parents of autistic children

Advice to help parents of autistic children navigate school life. With tips for parents of children in mainstream and special schools.

Five multisensory activities you can do with your child at home

Dr Susie Nyman shares her top tips on multisensory activities that you can do around the house with your child.

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Early years resources for learning at home

Looking for resources to support your little one at home? Check out this page full of activities including Bud's Number Garden.

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More from BBC Education

Lockdown Learning: How BBC Bitesize can help your kids learn on TV and online in 2021

Are your kids homeschooling? We've got plenty here to help them learn. Click here for downloadable timetables and more.

BBC Teach Live Lessons to help your children learn at home

A new series of curriculum-related Live Lessons featuring your child's favourite teachers from Bitesize Daily, as well as well-known BBC faces.

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