Health and Wellbeing
Children’s Wellbeing: When to Worry and What Next?
Know when a change in a child is worth worrying about, and how to make yourself the adult they feel able to talk to.
- 30 minutes
- 7 modules
- Certificate
Free
What you'll learn
- Look for change as the main sign that a child might be struggling
- Listen to small worries so children trust you with bigger ones
- Ask children to show you what they love, even if you don't get it
- Tell a child in words they'll hear that they matter to you
- Help a child find other trusted adults, and be glad when they do
About this course
Lists of warning signs for anxiety, eating disorders or self-harm get so long that you end up worrying about every child you know. It's simpler to look for one thing: change. A child who is suddenly exhausted or wired, eating differently, or dropping the things they used to love.
This course is written mainly for parents and carers, and works just as well for anyone who spends time with children. It helps you trust your gut, then shows you how to build the kind of relationship where a child tells you what's wrong. Listen to the little worries, because to them they're big. Ask them to show you the YouTube channel or game you don't get. Tell them out loud that they matter to you.
And if they choose to talk to someone else first, that's normal. You haven't let them down.
7 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
Introduction
- 2 min
Wrap Up
- 4 min
Change: the most important warning sign
- 10 min
The little things ARE the big things
- 5 min
Invite them to invite you in
- 6 min
Care out loud
- 6 min
You won’t always be first choice (and that’s okay)