See also: Change and loss; Citizenship; Drugs, alcohol and smoking, PSHE (Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education); Relationships and sex

This topic has a lot of crossovers with other areas depending on what specific aspect of health and wellbeing is required. It is worth checking Citizenship, for example, if you are discussing online safety with your child or at school with a class or PSHE for further resources linked to mental health and wellbeing. Fortunately there are many fantastic organisations, dedicated to children and young people's health, who have created resources to use in school or at home.

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Family Lives: primary-age children

www.familylives.org.uk/advice/primary

This provides information for parents on supporting primary-age children with the issues that may affect their health and wellbeing.

Family Lives: secondary-age children

www.familylives.org.uk/advice/secondary/health-and-development

This provides information and advice to parents on talking with young people about issues that affect their health and wellbeing.

KidsHealth

www.kidshealth.org

This is a great site for children, young people and their parents, providing heaps of information on health issues and staying healthy. Although the site is American, the For Educators section is well worth using for material for lesson plans for teachers and for parents/carers to use at home. It includes downloadable worksheets, posters and teacher guides. Excellent.

World Cancer Research Fund: healthy living for kids

www.wcrf.org/eat-move-learn/about

The Eat-Move-Learn team teaches 7–11-year-olds about healthy eating and being active in a fun way. The concept has been developed by the World Cancer Research Fund. There are four cartoon characters: Mixer for healthy eating; Pedal for activity; Searcher for all the facts about fitness and food; and Flower the gardener. Each character has bitesize activities to do at home linked to teaching children how to stay healthy. Excellent.

You and your body

www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/you-your-body/#explore

Excellent coverage for drugs, alcohol and smoking, as well as puberty, staying healthy and living with disability. It also has a section dedicated to Coronavirus.

Young people and their health

www.healthtalk.org

Select Go to the A–Z, then Y on the HealthTalk topic listing. This has young people talking about a range of health issues via a series of interviews.