Health and Wellbeing
10 Ideas to Boost Family Wellbeing
Bring a bit more closeness and laughter into busy family life, with small ideas you can try this week.
- 55 minutes
- 12 modules
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Set up short, screen-free 'family golden time' that fits your week
- Say sorry to your child in a way that puts things right
- Create everyday moments when your child is more likely to open up
- Find one-to-one time with each child, and a quiet spot for everyone
- Break a family goal, like eating better, into small steps you can manage
About this course
Most parents and carers carry a nagging worry that they don't spend enough time with their children, or that they lost their temper once too often this week. You're far from the only one, and feeling closer as a family doesn't need hours you haven't got.
These 10 ideas for family wellbeing fit around real life. Some are about time, like short bursts of 'family golden time' with the screens away, or one-to-one time with each child. Others are about what you say, such as how to apologise to your child after a bad day without passing the blame, or leaving a scribbled compliment on a sticky note for them to find.
Start with one or two. There's a summary sheet to download, so you can come back for the rest.
12 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
Introduction
- 5 min
Idea 1 – Take small steps together
- 9 min
Idea 2 – Create routines and rituals around bedtime
- 6 min
Idea 3 – Establish family golden time
- 4 min
Idea 4 – Listen to the little things
- 4 min
Idea 5 – Do things just for fun
- 5 min
Idea 6 – Spend time together one-to-one
- 3 min
Idea 7 – Spend time alone
- 7 min
Idea 8 – Learn to say sorry
- 6 min
Idea 9 – Laugh!
- 6 min
Idea 10 – Love out loud
- 2 min
Wrap up and resources