Engaging Effectively with Parents Training – February 2019

 

Parenting NI are offering Practitioner Training.

The training aims to build capacity and further enhance existing skills of practitioners to equip them with the skills to support parents and families. 

Topics include

  • Importance of involving parents
  • Benefits of parental participation
  • Model of best practice

 

Date: Thursday 14th February 2019
Time:  10am – 1pm
Location:  Parenting NI Head Office, Belfast

 

To register please email michellem@parentingni.org or adele@parentingni.org

 

To view the flyer click here.


 

Play Matters – Playing with stuff around the home

As Christmas approaches and the financial pressures build for many parents Play Matters have published their latest play briefing sheet entitled ‘Playing with stuff – around the home’.

Within the briefing it encourages parents to think about the many natural play resources that can be found around the home.

We have probably all seen some children on Christmas morning being more intrigued with the cardboard packaging that a toy or gift has come in than the actual toy itself!

View the Play Matters Briefing here.

Within an article released this week, the American Academy of Paediatrics cite that the best toys are old fashioned, hands-on playthings including cardboard boxes!   View the article here.

 

 

Percy Piglet and the Summer Picnic Puppet Show

Slip, slop and slap – slip on a shirt, slop on some sunscreen and slap on sunglasses and a hat.

Cancer Focus NI in partnership with the Public Health Agency have produced a fun and informative video for nursery schools, P1 – P2 pupils teaching the importance of taking care in the sun.

View the video and additional resources here.

 

 

 

Play Matters – EITP Project

The Children and Young People’s Strategy Team within the Department of Education is taking forward a Play and Leisure project entitled Play Matters which is funded through the Delivering Social Change – Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP).

As part of the project’s play campaign they plan to promote key play messages through social media platforms and are asking you to support the project by taking the time to read and share their play messages through your own networks, forums and social media outlets. You can follow Play Matters on twitter at @Education_NI  #playmatters

If you would like more information or would like to hear more detail on the full Play and Leisure project (including Play Shaper and Play for Parents programmes) please contact Angela Stallard at angela.stallard@education-ni.gov.uk or Pamela Baxter at pamela.baxter@education-ni.gov.uk or call 028 91279203.

For more information please click on the link below:

Play Matters Campaign Release

Play Matters Leaflet

 

Parents Week Family Fun Day – Magherafelt

Join us for a FREE Parents Week Family Fun Day at Greenvale Leisure Centre, Magherafelt on Thursday 26th October 10am – 1pm

We are delighted to have Mini Explorers providing some exciting, stimulating sensory family fun. Children will have the opportunity to explore emotion based play activities through unique sensory play experiences, in a safe and fun filled environment. Children can experience sounds, lights and bubbles, whilst enjoying hands on play activities promoting positive mental wellbeing through our carefully planned play areas. We will also have sensory dark den which is inclusive of children with additional needs and perfect to stimulate little babies! 

Click here to download a copy of the event’s flyer