Being a Parent Course starting next week
We are very excited to be running an 8 week course for parents with children aged 2-8 years using the Zoom video call app so you don't even need to leave the house to join in!
Here is the information about the course and there is a video below from Kate which explains more about the course content and how its going to work!
Do you have any 'house rules'?
Are there things you ask your children to do regularly? Do you have any 'rules' in your house?
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Coronavirus and your mental health - if you are finding things hard emotionally right now you are not alone.
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week we asked parents from our PACT Community to share what’s helping them take care of their mental health and wellbeing. Listen, read and their tips to help and encourage you...
Family Food Club Online 26th May 2020
This week our lovely PACT volunteer and fabulous cook Kolpona shared a vegetable curry with the Family Food Club, see below for the full recipe...
Josephine sharing her personal story and experience of mental health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3GVA8NUFE
Video from Josephine sharing her experiences on mental health
As a project set up by parents for parents to reduce isolation and improve the mental health/wellbeing of parents and their families, we share our stories and challenges to enable others to do the same. This week, Josephine shares her experience and how she looks after her mental health every day.
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PACT Mum Miriam shared her Special Sauce recipe with us at the Family Food Club this week, and it was a hit!
Mindful Parenting - tricks to stay calm, a video with Abie
A few years ago some of our PACT parents did a course called Mindful Parenting. It was all about techniques to cope and remain calm in the face of day to day stresses when looking after our children.
One of our PACT mums Abie who took part in the course, shares with Imogen, a technique she found really helpful.
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Dressing up as Astronauts on our Zoom trip into space
Roleplay is fun and easy to do at home, all you need is a little imagination and you can travel the world or become whoever you want to be. This week PACT parents and volunteers share some of the make-believe activities we have been doing with our kids at home.
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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and one of our dads Laurie Castelli from our Dadspace group is helping us to learn a brilliant simple breathing technique to de-stress and reduce anxious feelings called 7/11
In just 5 minutes, by breathing deeply and extending your exhale to be longer than your inhale, you will be able to relax your nervous system and bring greater perspective to a challenging situation. (en español abajo)
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