Friday 15 May 2020

Coventry and Warwickshire Children’s Rights Service

The Children's Rights Service, ran by Barnardo's, is still available to access throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The service offers advocacy to children who are Looked After by Coventry or Warwickshire local authorities (LA), and also children who are Children in Need or homeless at 16-17 years old.

The aim of the service is to ensure that the voice of the child is heard by those responsible for making decisions around their care. Barnardo's accept referrals over the phone from anyone who has the child's consent to do so, or directly from the young person themselves.

Support and resources to help your child learn about online safety at home 

Thinkuknow - an education programme from the National Crime Agency’s CEOP Command - has put together a webpage to support parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schools across the UK are now closed to most families and we know this is a difficult time for most parents. This website is intended to provide you with support and resources to help you learn about online safety at home with your child. 

Each fortnight, the organisation will be releasing new home activity packs with simple 15 minute activities you can do with your child to support their online safety at a time when they will spending more time online at home.

Safety advice for lockdown - burns and scalds

Doctors are seeing an influx of children with burns linked to steam inhalation as parents incorrectly believe it helps cure Covid-19.

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) is raising awareness of this danger, alongside other burns risks during lockdown including hot drinks, bath water scalds and burns from cooking.

 

Coping with a crying baby during the COVID-19 pandemic

“Coping with a crying baby during the COVID-19 pandemic” is a publication by the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) to help parents during these times.

It is hard at the best of times coping with a crying baby. However, it is much more difficult when you are confined to the house and separated from your usual activities and support from family and friends.

With this in mind, IHV has put together a few facts on infant crying - and, most importantly, some tips on how to get through this time and feel more in control and safe.
 

Do you work in the voluntary and community sector? How is COVID-19 affecting your organisation?

Complete a six minute survey on how Coronavirus is affecting your organisation!

The voluntary and community sector has never been more needed, and Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (WCAVA) know there is a financial danger to your organisations and the services you provide.

By helping them to monitor the impact on the sector, they can share this with decision-makers, the media and the wider public, highlighting the issues, concerns, but also the incredible positive stories that are coming out of communities coming together. 

 

We all argue sometimes but there are changes you can adopt to make life easier

Whether it’s with our partners, our parents or other family members, we all argue sometimes.

Especially with the current situation, life stresses can put strain on families and lead to conflicts which can impact on children’s mental health and long-term outcomes.

Take a look at this video which shows the small changes that we can adopt to make life easier for everyone in the family.