HAPPY NEW YEAR – OR IS IT!!!!

January can be a difficulty month without the current concerns around lockdown and Covid 19. You may feel isolated from family and friends, be worried about your health, your children’s health or just life in general.

Your local health visitors and school nurses are here to offer you any support you may need around feeling low, anxious or depressed. We are still visiting you and your family at home during this time. You can contact us on:

Health Visitors: 0191 2831508

School Nurses: 0191 2832189

Here are some useful online sites which can also help:

https://www.nhs/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mindfulness

htpps://www.mind.org.uk

htpps://www.southtynesidelifecyclementalhealth.nhs.uk

htpps://www.southtynesideccg.nhs.uk – Healthy Minds Team- School age children

htpps://www.kooth.com – School age children over 11 years old

Remember you are not alone!

CBBC have launched Blue Peter on YouTube for entertainment outside of home-schooling hours now we’re in lockdown.

Blue Peter is the longest running kids TV show in the world and they are uploading videos to it that are suitable for 5-11 year olds. They have world record breaking challenges, arts and crafts, environmental videos, cooking and baking how tos, inspirational films, gaming, celebrity appearances, dance routines and music performances. They also feature ways of getting a Blue Peter badge, behind the scenes footage and extra content about their incredible presenters Adam, Lindsey, Mwaksy, Richie and Henry the Blue Peter dog.

Just subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/bluepeter – (it’s completely free to subscribe!) and don’t forget to watch the live programme on CBBC at 5.00pm every week, or on BBC iPlayer.