More About this stormbreak

Relationships are the connections we have with the people around us that help us to feel loved, cared for and safe . There are many different types of relationships or connections that we can have; friendships, our family and carers, and our wider family members too. We need to develop relationship skills to help form and sustain meaningful relationships. This stormbreak helps us to think about the different emotions we can have and how our emotions can change throughout the day

  • It is important to notice how we are feeling in our environment and within our relationships.
  • We can have lots of different feelings and that is ok.
  • Noticing who is special to us helps us to value our relationships.

For parents: The concept of relationships

For children to learn healthy relationships they need trusted people to connect and communicate with warmth, compassion, openness and care. Trusted adults can use playfulness and humour so that children feel accepted, safe and loved. Children need to hear that it’s ok for relationships to change, that sometimes we can fall out but relationships can be repaired.  How to help your children with relationshipsRead our blog.

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