Supporting health and wellbeing

Introduction to supporting health and wellbeing

Pages in this section provide examples of activities which can support your child's learning about health and wellbeing.

Food and health

These pages contain simple ideas to help children learn about food and how this might affect their health.

Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing

These pages contain simple ideas to help children: understand more about feelings; learn about relationships, rights and responsibilities; and learn about their bodies and keeping themselves safe.

Physical education, physical activity and sport

Physical education, physical activity and sport (sometimes abbreviated to PEPAS) can all be used to help in your child's development, to provide opportunities to move, to play, to learn and to develop physical skills.

Planning for choices and changes

This page contain simple ideas to help children and young people learn about choices in life, to manage expectations and hopes when making decisions.

Relationships, sexual health and parenthood

Simple ideas to support your child in forming positive relationships and make them aware of how thoughts, feelings, attitudes, values and beliefs can influence decisions about relationships and sexual health.

Substance misuse

Simple ideas to help your child develop an understanding of the use and misuse of a variety of substances, as well as the effect of risk-taking behaviour on their life.