Helpful links for families!
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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