Connect

Useful Links and Resources

• Curriculum for Wales – Health and Wellbeing Area of Learning and Experience: https://hwb.gov.wales/curriculum-for-wales/health-and-well-being/
• **Healthy Child Wales Programme**: https://gov.wales/healthy-child-wales-programme
• BCUHB – Children and Young People’s Mental Health: https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/services/health-services1/children-and-young-people/mental-health/
• Welsh Government – Parenting. Give it Time: https://www.gov.wales/parenting-give-it-time
• NHS Live Well – Mental wellbeing in children: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/

Parent–Child Connection Boosters

Create a Family Scrapbook

Include photos, drawings, tickets from events and handwritten notes. Let your child help design it. Reflecting together builds memory and emotional bonds.

Weekly Connection Ritual

Pick one consistent time each week for a shared activity: baking, nature walk, storytelling, gardening. Rituals provide predictability and connection.

Cook and Chat

Let your child choose a simple recipe and prepare it with you. Talk while cooking – it creates natural moments to connect. [Public Health Wales – Healthy Recipes](https://phw.nhs.wales/services-and-teams/obesity/healthy-weight-pathway/)

Play 'Would You Rather?'

Take turns asking silly or thoughtful 'Would you rather…?' questions. It opens up conversation in a fun way.

Family Journal

Keep a shared notebook where each family member can write or draw something about their day or week. Helps children feel heard and valued.

‘You Matter’ Notes

Hide short loving or appreciative notes in your child’s lunchbox, book or under their pillow. These small moments of connection can have a big impact.

Daily Connection Prompts

• What made you smile today?
• Who did you talk to at playtime?
• What was tricky today – and how did you handle it?
• What would you like us to do together tomorrow?
• What did you notice someone else doing kindly today?
• What made you feel proud?