Parenting Smart: mental health advice for parents
A website for parents sharing practical tips to support children’s wellbeing and manage behaviour.
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Parenting Smart is a hub of short, useful articles written by Place2Be's parenting experts. Each article, aimed at parents of children aged 5 to 11, shares practical advice on a number of different topics.
These topics include:
- Difficulties at mealtimes
- Sibling rivalry
- Peer pressure
- Safe social media use
- Co-parenting following a separation or divorce
- Arguments and conflicts
Using this resource
This resource is designed for:
- use by parents of children aged 5 to 11
Please note that because this resource is so extensive, it has not been fully quality-assured by our team. Place2Be is a trusted source for content with significant expertise in the mental health field, so we have still included it.
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