Courses
Free Online courses for parents and carers from Solihull
All parents and carers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly can access these self-guided pathways for FREE.
Courses include:
Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager (6 months - 19+ years)
Understanding your child with additional needs (6 months - 19+ years)
Understanding your child's mental health and wellbeing (6 months - 19+ years)
Visit the website and use the code TAMAR for free access.
Visit the Togetherness (Solihull Approach) website
How to Argue Better - a self guided resource for parents with a child of any age
You will learn:
Where stress comes from and how it can effect you
Ways to recognise stress and talk about it
How to support each other through difficult times
What causes arguments and how to stop them
To access the How to Argue Better resource, visit the oneplusone website.
Getting it Right for Children - a self guided resource for separating or separated parents
You will learn:
How to stay calm and listen as well as talk
Why it's helpful to see things from a different point of view
What to do to stop a discussion from turning into an argument
Skills for finding solutions and making compromises
To access the Getting it Right for Children, please visit the oneplusone website.
Podcasts
Empowered Parenting Podcasts
Our parenting podcasts give you top tips about a range of topics relating to your parenting journey. They are available on Spotify.
Websites
Family Information Service
Extensive directory of childcare provision, including holiday clubs and wraparound care. You can also narrow the search to just the area you need, for example, 2 miles from your home. There is also information about funded childcare places, support with costs and advice.
Visit the Family Information Service
Headstart
Parents and carers wellbeing workshops providing support to help you navigate the journey of raising a child in a fast-changing world and to guide you to available services and support and to promote helpful conversation.
Visit the Headstart Kernow website
Let's Talk Safer Families
Let’s Talk Safer Families is a trusted online resource supporting parents, carers and professionals. It is designed to help keep children and young people safe in their communities. This is through expert guidance, practical toolkits, videos, and evidence-based information.
We help families understand and respond to issues such as
online safety
county lines exploitation
healthy relationships
AI image abuse
Our aim is not to alarm, but to empower families with the knowledge, confidence, and tools they need to support young people in today’s world.
Parent Talk
Parent Talk is a web-platform full of advice pages from mental health and well-being to sleep and behaviour. You can also connect with a parenting coach and sign up for emails.
Visit the Parent Talk - Action For Children website
Qwell - Support for Parents/Carers
Parents and carers in Cornwall have access to a free counselling service.
The service offers free online counselling supporting mental health and wellbeing and is staffed by a team of qualified counsellors.
The support is free, safe and anonymous and does not require a referral.
BBC Bitesize Parents Toolkit
BBC Bitesize Parenting is a place for mums, dads, carers, and the whole parenting community to find stories, expert advice and fun activities that will help you support your child in a changing world.
Visit the BBC Bitesize Parenting website
Bookstart
Bookstart was the first national baby book-giving programme in the world.
The programme is run by BookTrust, an independent charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages, and cultures to engage with books.
Bookstart works through locally-based organisations, giving a free pack of books to every baby, with guidance materials for parents and carers.
Visit the Bookstart websiteMany libraries in Cornwall run the summer reading challenge for primary aged children. Check with your local branch for details.
Visit the Cornwall Library website
The Child Accident Prevention Trust
The Child Accident Prevention Trust, working to reduce the number of children and young people killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents.
Visit the Child Accident Prevention Trust website
ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity
ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.
ERIC offers a free helpline as well as information and resources via their website.
Penhaligon's Friends
Penhaligon's Friends offers support to bereaved children, young people, parents and carers.
They do this through the opportunity to meet others and share experiences as well as practical resources for children and parents.
Visit the Penhaligon's Friends website
Internet Matters
Internet matters is a charity that provides parents and carers with guidance, advice and support to help children navigate the online world safely.
Find information and safety settings for your child's devices and apps and get tips to talk about online safety with your child.
Visit the Internet Matters website
Videos
Emotion Coaching
Helping your child to manage their feelings and behaviour.
Adults can help support children and young people with their feelings and behaviour. This can be done using an approach called Emotion Coaching. It provides adults with a way to help children understand the different emotions they experience, why they occur, and how to respond to them.
Our Educational Psychology Team have created five short films to help you. These use Emotion Coaching to support emotional regulation; while building positive relationships through:
empathy
atunement
understanding, and respect