Partnerships in Children's Services

16/11/2018

We've had a great day fundraising for Children in Need at the PiCs HQ today. Here's some of the team showing off their best animal fancy dress costumes!

15/11/2018

We're a finalist for the Management Excellence category and are looking forward to attending the tonight. Best of luck to all the finalists. Read more: http://ow.ly/Wg9430mD2io

10/11/2018

The Pressures Affecting Young Girls' Mental Health And Why Parents' Involvement Is Essential:

'It’s mentally draining to remind yourself that you are good enough.'

26/10/2018

10 Of The Most Important Questions Parents Need To Ask Their Children:

Parents often ask me how they can connect and converse more with their children. These 10 focussed questions will stimulate conversations and develop an enquiring mind in your child at the same time.1...

19/10/2018

"We hold on to them but we give them the space they need to again, wobble, fall and rise." One of the Most Important Things Our Teens Need From Us – What, Why, and How to Give it To Them:

As our adolescents navigate their way from childhood to adolescence, they will wobble, fall and rise many times. They’ve done this before – as tinies when they were discovering their walking legs. We stayed close, held them up, and let go when we needed to. We knew they wouldn’t learn to walk ...

16/10/2018

"Siblings of children with a disability, by necessity, become extremely responsible and helpful children" Siblings of Children With A Disability: What Parents Need to Know:

As parents, we’re constantly concerned with doing the best for our children; with the time, resources and energy we have. And as parents of a child with a disability, much of life is focussed on providing additional support to meet their needs. Extra time, different rules and more appointments. Wi...

14/10/2018

10 Confidence Boosting Strategies For Parents & Their Kids 😊

I am faced with patients who are thoughtful, caring, intelligent, attractive, and with many other positive characteristics. The challenge is that they don’t see it in themselves. The picture they paint and express is so counter to who I see before me....

11/10/2018

How you can support your child if they come out as LGBTQ+ http://ow.ly/v4mQ30mbLEn

For parents As a parent, you may have understandable questions or concerns if you think that your child might be le***an, gay, bi and/or trans (LGBT). We've answered some of the most common ones below. I think that my child might be LGBT. How can I be sure? Until your...

06/10/2018

5 Ways to Help Your Child Cope With Stress:

As adults, we learn ways to cope with the stress in our lives. Our children need to be able to do the same. Here's how to help your child cope with stress.

30/09/2018

How to help your children when they don't want to get up and go to school:

A sudden aversion to education is a challenge parents of teenagers may have to face. If your child is truanting from school regularly, you could face legal action but enforcing attendance isn't easy.

27/09/2018

7 practical ways parents can inspire their daughters to get into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics:

'There is no single magic bullet that is going to fix the problem.'

25/09/2018

What it means to say goodbye to a foster child:

I’d be lying if I said it did not break my heart each time a child leaves our home