Helpful links for families!

For families who have undertaken the Health Heroes Challenge, please send us your 2 minute feedback here! We'd love to improve.

Eating well

Check out healthy recipes for every meal

Suggestions for healthy food swaps

Use our food label checker to see if the food you buy has too much calories, salt, sugar or fat

Use this sugar calculator to find out how much sugar you are eating

More info on what counts as 1 of your 5 a day

Check out The Salad Lobby and learn how salad saves time, mess and money, and find some delicious recipes

Eat for health is a website with information, resources, and useful calculators on healthy eating

Find out how to deal with fussy eaters in the family

Wellbeing

Every mind matters has useful information about taking care of your mental health and wellbeing

Sparklers is a free wellbeing toolkit for primary school students

Childline resource and helpline for the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. There is a UK and an Irish version

Kidshelpline is an Australian resource and helpline for the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people

Being Active

Check out these ideas to exercise as a family

Healthier Families has activity ideas for kids

Test out these 30 outdoor games

Consider starting a walking school bus to get to school

Engaging the mind

Here are some tips to get children to read more

Here are some great books to read

Helping others

Check out these 14 ideas to instil kindness in children

Check out these ideas on how children can help out with chores

Interested in having Health Heroes in your school?

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