Life in general can be stressful. If stress isn’t managed, it can overflow into other areas of your life. It’s quite normal to take out upset and frustration on the ones closest to you.
When emotions are strong and stress is high, the opportunity to stop and reflect on what we want to communicate can be incredibly challenging.
Here are some links and resources to help you manage your levels of stress.
You can contact the Healthy Child Programme by calling Just One Number on 0300 300 0123 or texting Parentline on 07520 631590. Our opening hours are 8am-6pm Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays) and 9am-1pm on Saturdays.
Family Hubs can provide information, advice, and guidance to families. They can help any family with a child or young person up to 19-years-old (25 for young people with a special educational need and/or disability).
Home Start provide expert help and support for families with young children who are going through challenging times.
The Early Childhood and Family Service provides help for 0 to 5-year-olds and their families. You can call 0344 800 8020 or email ecfs-families@actionforchildren.org.uk
To speak to other Norfolk parents and carers, you can join our online community forum below.
Colouring and craft can take our focus away from our stresses and help us to relax. The link below has some free printable templates for mindful colouring. Print them out and get colouring!
The Calm app website has some great tips for using music as a way to relieve your stress.
Read this article from the Mind Journal website about how you can start to make time for yourself.
We want to help Norfolk families connect with and support each other. We have worked with HealthUnlocked to create an online community where Norfolk parents and carers can support each other by talking online, asking questions, sharing hints and tips, finding other people in similar situations to them, or even meeting up with other local families.
