Workers can use this poster to 1. Help children to more accurately express their feelings by developing their emotional vocabulary. 2. Help children learn to recognize the feelings of others by facial expressions. Click here to view/download
Helping children to cope with change, stress and anxiety: A photocopiable activities book
Helping Children to Cope with Change, Stress and Anxiety provides practical activities and strategies for children who are experiencing mild to moderate levels of stress, have difficulty coping with changes in their life or are prone to mild to moderate anxiety. Contents: Part One Being…
When can we go home? An activity book for kids who’ve had to leave their homes
Children have to leave their homes for many reasons. Natural disasters, like Hurricane Katrina, can uproot hundreds of thousands of children in just a few days. Many other children become homeless in less dramatic ways. For financial or other family reasons, children may find themselves…
Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Pieces – parents’ guide to aftermath of abuse
Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Piece was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It addresses how parents/guardians may feel after abuse is discovered and what their child may be experiencing emotionally, as well as practical and tangible steps parents/guardians can take to support…
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse – parents’ guide whose child was/may have been sexually abused
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It is for protective parents/guardians where child sexual abuse has been discovered or is suspected. It outlines the scope of the child sexual abuse, what child sexual abuse is, how the grooming process…
Safeguarding Your Child – guide for parents whose child was/may have been sexually abused
Safeguarding Your Child was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection. It is for parents/guardians whose child was or may have been sexually abused. It builds on Child Sexual Abuse: Picking up the Pieces and helps parents/guardians continue on the healing journey, addressing issues that…
Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse – parents’ prevention guide
Protecting Your Child was developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection and is intended to help parents/guardians better understand the issue of child sexual abuse. Topics covered include the scope of child sexual abuse, personal boundaries, adult supervision, children’s use of internet-enabled devices, concerning sexual…
Big Feelings Come and Go Storybook
This storybook, developed by Canadian Centre for Child Protection, teaches kids about freeze, flight and fight and helps them learn some basic self-regulation skills. Understanding freeze, flight and fight can allow for new conversations about how your child feels and what to do to help…
Keeping Children Safe from Sexual Abuse: info sheet for parents
Outlines sexual abuse facts, offers tips on how to keep a child safe from sexual abuse & how to react if a child has experienced sexual abuse. (The sheet includes a list of available support services – replace the list by providing contact details for your…
It’s not okay to shake babies: info sheet for parents
The information sheet highlights the damage that shaking a baby can cause, and provides tips on responding to a crying baby. Contents: It’s not OK to shake babies Why is it so dangerous to shake a baby? Why does my baby cry so much? How…
Before School Checklist for Children (morning routine)
Children can use this checklist to keep track of all the things they need to do before they head to school. Click here to download
Meet Mr Ant: Anger Management Programme for Children
The Program is organised as a Teaching and Learning Kit, comprised of: Picture Video Book: Meet Mr Angry Ant! Teacher Program & Guide: with full teaching/learning program notes, background information, suggested activity sequence, Activity Cards and handouts, and other Print Masters The “Meet Mr Angry…
7 steps to safety: Feel and be safe at home family guide
7 Steps to Safety can help you give children the skills and confidence they need to feel and be safe at home. You can use all, some, or just parts of the steps. The steps can be adapted to suit the needs of your family…
Daily Hygiene Checklist for Children
Children can use this checklist to keep track of all the things they need to do to ensure good hygiene. Click here to download
Domestic abuse: educational toolkit – activities & resources for children/young people
‘Spiralling’ is an education toolkit and film for use as a resource to help prevent domestic abuse in the next generation, by carrying out activities with and for children and young people of all ages. It includes a short film about a young couple’s abusive…
Developmental trauma – easy read explanation guides for carers, older children & schools
Easy to read booklets to help older children, professionals and carers/parents understand some of the behaviours/emotions displayed by children who have suffered developmental trauma. The booklets explain that these behaviours do not indicate that the child is misbehaving/being difficult but that they are going through…
Teen relationship abuse: Safety Plan
A practical guide to creating a safety plan with teenagers who are in a relationship with an abusive partner. It covers the following areas: Staying safe at school Staying safe at home Staying safe emotionally Getting help in your community These are things I can…
Lifeskills: Get Ready For Adult Life – Young People’s Pack
This large workbook has been put together to give young people information and advice to help prepare them for adult life. It covers 10 areas of life skills including Money, Education, Family/Relationships, Accommodation, Looking After Yourself, Having Your Say, Legal Rights, Being in Care, and…
This is my World: Gathering child’s views on self, family, friendships, school, illness & the future
This workbook has been created as a psychotherapeutic tool for therapists to use in working with children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with a medical illness but can be utilised by any practitioners trying to establish children’s/young people’s views, wishes and feelings. The activities…
Feeling Happy, Feeling Safe – videos for pre-school children
Feeling Happy, Feeling Safe is a series for pre-school children to watch with parents, carers or professionals. Each short film is designed to open conversations about emotions and safety, and supplies discussion questions. Feeling Happy “Feeling Happy” introduces the idea of talking about feelings. It shows…
The parents protect! Video for parents/carers about child sexual abuse
This video is just over 29 minutes long and will give parents/carers a good understanding of some of the key issues around child sexual abuse: what it is, why it happens and how it can be prevented. This child sexual abuse awareness video enables them…
Videos for kids on conflict, self-esteem, social skills etc
Entertaining and educational videos, games and songs to help young children become better listeners, learn important life lessons and feel good about themselves. Children who learn these skills will grow up better informed to resolve conflicts and empowered to change the world. Click here to…
I Have Two Homes – video story for children about separation/divorce
Divorce happens in lots of families. This honest book follows Nina as her parents separate. It’s a sad but hopeful KidTime StoryTime as everyone gets used to a new life and new homes.
Stay Safe Programme resources
While originally intended for use in classes/groups, the resources (activities, worksheets, songs, videos and others) can be also used during 1:1 work with children. The lessons plans are divided into five Stay Safe Topics: • Feeling Safe and Unsafe • Friendship and Bullying • Touches…
Education on puberty for 10-14yrs old: Busy Bodies Programme
Busy Bodies Adolescent Development Programme provides information on the physical and emotional changes that children may experience during puberty, to reassure them that puberty is a normal part of growing up. Busy Bodies is a useful resource to help support both workers and parents in providing…
A Workbook of Activities Designed to Strengthen Family Relationships
Strengthening Family Ties: A Workbook of Activities Designed to Strengthen Family Relationships contains fun activities related to five areas of family functioning which are: Building Trust, Family Support, Kindness, Communication, and Working Together. It is recommended that activities in the first section, Building Trust, be…
Dog risk assessment form
Below is a template created by British Association for Adoption and Fostering for assessing suitability/significance of a dog in relation to fostering or adoption and considering what actions need to be taken to reduce any foreseeable risks. The form can be, however, also used when assessing…
Talking To Kids About Alcohol: A guide for parents and carers
This booklet gives tips and guidance for parents and carers to approach the issue of drinking with their children, teenagers or young adults. Talking about it early on will help their child to understand alcohol and its effects, and make sensible choices about drinking in…
Sexual safety plan template – child & carer
This agreement is designed to keep everyone safe in a child’s family or facility. It lists the rules for living together safely in their family, for respecting the rights, boundaries, and comfort level of others, and for ensuring the personal safety of everyone. Click here…
Intervention workbook for addressing domestic abuse perpetrators
Structured Intervention to Address Domestic Abuse (SIADA), which this workbook is based on, is a a piece of work which aims to address the behaviour of perpetrators of Domestic Abuse against partners or ex partners. It can be delivered on an individual or small group basis….