The Foundation of Light are offering a free 12-week course for families of children in years 5 and 6 in South Tyneside. There will be one 90-minute session per week, which include family fitness sessions, healthy eating advice, fun giveaways and incentives. The course begins on Monday 12th January, but parents/carers can sign up for later sessions if they can’t make the first ones.
Today we had a special visit from ‘The Akademiks’.
We all sang and danced to Christmas music.
We had a fantastic time!!!
We had a fantastic Christmas party. We played various party games, sang songs and danced. We also had some lovely food and a delicious cupcake!!!
Expressing ourselves and interacting online can be fun – but only if it’s safe for everyone 
The social networking platform Amino offers opportunities to exchange views on countless hobbies and interests … but its lack of age verification represents an obvious risk for younger users 
With inappropriate content, the possibility of messages from strangers and rewards for repeated daily usage front and centre among the potential dangers that parents and carers should know about, this week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide gives Amino the acid test.
A sprawling online discussion forum with incentives for checking in each day and the facility to follow certain users, Amino bears comparison to Reddit – but with an added sprinkle of Snapchat and a Twitter twist. It may not be radically original, but’s proving popular: there are now more than a million communities of fans exchanging views on topics from anime to zombies.
The concept is to recreate the passion and excitement of live conventions in the online world: from behind their screens and keyboards, however, not everyone behaves as well as they might in person. From hurtful comments to age-inappropriate images and predatory messaging, our #WakeUpWednesday guide highlights some potential hazards to protect young users from.
https://wellbeinginfo.org/south-tyneside-xmas/
The Change4Life Health and Wellbeing Champion Network have pulled together some useful information to help you get through the festive period. The Christmas Information leaflet contains up to date emergency contact details, information about food banks and low cost meals, and pharmacy opening times during the Christmas and New Year bank holidays.
South Tyneside ADHD support group is run by parents who care for children with ADHD living in South Tyneside.
The group meets fortnightly during term time on Tuesday evenings at Mortimer Community Association.
To allow parents the time and space to relax and to allow the children to get to know each other a youth group for children (aged 5-14 years) with ADHD and their siblings runs parallel to the parent group.
This group is well established and is able to offer valuable support and empathy to families facing similar challenges.
In addition to the fortnightly sessions the group also organise popular monthly family trips and activities. These usually take place on the last Sunday of the month and are either free or heavily subsidised.
If you care for a child with ADHD this is a great way to meet other families in similar situations.
For more information please contact [email protected] or Samantha Martin: 07971954207. If you prefer Facebook they also have a Facebook page.
