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Tips for Supporting your child's mental health
Please read below for tips in supporting your child's mental health
NHS's Top 5 Tips for supporting children and young people's mental wellbeing
1. Be there to listen
Ask the children and young people you look after how they are doing regularly so they get used to speaking about their feelings.
2. Stay involved in their life
Show interest in their life and the things that are important to them.
3. Support positive routines
Be a positive role model and support positive behaviours including regular bedtime routines, healthy eating and getting active.
4. Encourage their interests
Being active, crative, learning things and being a part of a team are all good for mental health. Support children and young people to explore
their interests
5. Take what they say seriously
Help the children and young people you look after feel valued in what they say and help them work through difficult emotions.