Parenting Tips CCE Suffolk

With not enough time in the day and too many expectations and responsibilities, today’s parents are busier than ever. Parents are feeling mentally, physically, and emotionally overwhelmed. Listen to this podcast to learn about ways that parents and caregivers can look for the warning signs of parental burnout, help themselves by practicing self-care, and remain present with their children.

Learn how to assess your child's maturity level in handling the responsibility of smartphone ownership. Parents can also learn how to manage their child's access, especially to social media.

Children are not born knowing how to hate. Hate and intolerance are learned the same way they can learn about sensitivity, understanding, empathy and tolerance. The sooner we start these positive lessons the better chance we have of preventing negative attitudes from taking hold of our children’s hearts and minds. If we want our kids to have a chance of living harmoniously in our multi-ethnic, global 21st century, it is critical that we raise them to be tolerant, kind and inclusive. Join us for several suggestions on how to raise an inclusive child.

This podcast explores the importance and creative possibilities of sensory play. Sensory play refers to activities that allow children to use their senses (like touch, sight, hearing, smell, and sometimes taste) to explore and learn about the world around them. It involves engaging with different materials, textures, colors, sounds, and smells, which helps children develop their brains, learn new things, and have fun while doing so. Learn more about how engaging in sensory play has cognitive, emotional, social, motor and language benefits for children.

This podcast offers key insights into autism, including its prevalence, diagnosis, and common misconceptions. We aim to provide a clear and informed perspective on this important topic.

This podcast will discuss the many benefits of self-care from the impact it has on physical and mental health to how it affects parenting and other relationships for the better.

In this podcast, "The parent-child feeding relationship", we take a look at the research based on Ellen Satter’s Division of Responsibility in Feeding. We offer simple tips for parents on how to get their kids to become healthy eaters for life.

This podcast will explain why reading to young children is so important and what age is best to begin.

Childhood exposure to stress and trauma can have lasting effects on the body and brain. Research suggests that these may only be risk factors and the negative effects of these adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be buffered by positive and protective experiences. This podcast explores the impact of trauma and ways parents and caregivers can build healthy relationships and foster resilience with their children.

Concerned about being or becoming a good parent? In this podcast you will learn what it takes.