Cornwall Council

Today we will hear from the Parenting Team for more information about the Solihull Approach and the Understanding your Child programme, including some of the key topics covered and how the programme runs. We will also hear from some parents who have completed the programme itself sharing their experiences of the programme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s episode, we are joined by a special guest to discuss the services and support provided by Kooth for the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 11-18 and Qwell which offers a similar service for those aged 19-25 and for all parents and carers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We also talked about top tips for supporting young people through difficult times and l...

Following on from our recent podcast on Supporting Healthy Relationships, this week we are looking in more detail at the offer for separated or separating parents and our Parenting Lead will share some tips for effective communication between co-parents. Additionally, we’ll hear from a parent who has accessed one of our Supporting Healthy Relationships programmes, as she shares her experiences wit...

For today’s episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we are joined by a guest from Healthy Cornwall to talk about the Pregnancy and Early Years service and the support they offer to families as well as to share some top tips around stopping smoking and healthy eating in the early years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the second episode of our mini-series on parenting styles. Today we are again joined by one of our Parenting Workers to answer some frequently asked questions about parenting styles and offer some practical tips about how reflecting on our parenting styles can support our children with their feelings and behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the first episode of a brand-new mini-series for the new year, looking at parenting styles. Today we are joined by one of our Parenting Workers to give us an overview of what parenting styles are and some examples of them in practice as well as some top tips for reflecting on our own parenting styles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today we are joined by Parenting Workers to share their top tips and add 3 final tools for your toolkit: avoid, ignore and distract. The podcast will be back in the New Year with a new mini-series on parenting styles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether you are parenting together or apart, join us for a special episode as we discuss the importance of healthy parental relationships. Learn practical tips for managing stress, improving communication, and fostering a more peaceful family environment during this busy time of year.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the next episode in a mini-series in the run up to the Christmas Holidays on managing celebrations. Following on from the previous episode on how we can support children around celebrations, this time we will be focusing on the importance of self-care and how parents can support and look after themselves in the run up to celebrations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Join us for the first episode in a mini-series in the run up to the Christmas Holidays on managing celebrations. Celebrations are often lovely but there are some aspects of the holidays that children can find more difficult, such as changes to routines or differences in the sensory environment. On today’s episode, we’ll be joined by Parenting Workers to share their top tips for supporting and mana...

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is ‘respond rather than react’. Today we will talk about ‘pressing the pause button’, the importance of looking after yourselves as parents and tips for responding to your child’s behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is rewards. Today we will talk about rewards and how we can use them effectively with our children to encourage appropriate or expected behaviours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode in a special one-off episode on early brain development. Today we will joined by an Early Help Family Worker to discuss the Early Help service and what Family Workers and Targeted Youth Support Workers do, and she will also be giving us a fascinating insight into early brain development and how as parents, we can support with brain development and growth. Hosted on A...

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is boundaries. Today we will discuss the importance of boundaries and how implementing these can help with children’s worries, emotions and behaviour.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the latest episode in our Parenting Toolkit series. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is routines. Today we will discuss the importance of routines and how implementing these can make a difference to your child’s emotional wellbeing and behaviour.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we are joined by colleagues from the Family Information Service who, as well as talking to us about what their service offers to support parents and carers, will also be giving us some tips about how to find activities and ideas for the upcoming half-term holiday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For Stoptober, we are joined by guests from the Treating Tobacco Dependency Team for Maternity and Healthy Cornwall to chat about the support available for stopping smoking in pregnancy and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the third episode in our Parenting Toolkit series, part of the Empowered Parenting Podcast. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is child-led play and special time. Today we will discuss the importance of child-led play and how dedicating just 10 minutes a day to this can make all the difference to your child’s development and wellbeing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Join us for a special episode with a member of the team from Barnardo’s Virtual Family Space, who will be talking about some brand new workshops that will be rolling out across Cornwall. She’ll be chatting about some of the workshop topics including potty training, child safety, self-care and first-aid as well as giving details on how to access these workshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

Join us for the second episode in our Parenting Toolkit mini-series, part of the new Empowered Parenting Podcast series. Today’s ‘tool’ for your toolkit is empathy. We will look at what empathy is, why it is so important, and how it differs from sympathy.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we meet one of Cornwall Council’s SEND System Navigators who are part of the SEND and Inclusion Team. We will be discussing what support their service offers to parents and carers as well as learning more about things like the Graduated Response and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for the first episode in our new Parenting Toolkit mini-series. Running throughout the next term, we will explore different strategies or ‘tools’ that you can use as part of your parenting toolkit. In this episode we look at 'praise and encouragement', what they are and how they can be used effectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for Part 2 of our two-part mini-series on 'Back to School' where we share some helpful tips on preparing your child for going back to school following the summer holidays.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for Part 1 of a two-part mini-series on Back to School where we share some helpful tips on preparing your child for going back to school following the summer holidays.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Empowered Parenting Podcasts from Cornwall Council’s Together for Families. We will be releasing new episodes each week, bringing you top tips and guest speakers to discuss a range of topics relating to your parenting journey. This episode is an introduction to the podcast series as well as an overview of the wider parenting support on offer in Cornwall.  Hosted on Acast. See a...