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Music Marvels
Our new Children’s Community Support Programme is aiming to help children’s organisations based in London that are in need of support following the events of the past year. The second of these projects that we have chosen to support is The London Reading Centre’s ‘Music Marvels’ project.
Our donation to Strength and Learning Through Horses
Our donation will assist them with their efforts in helping children and young people, who have learning difficulties and are experiencing mental health related issues. Their ethos in aiming to support young people in the London community, to help them become confident and happy adults was a major factor in our offer of support.
Mental Health Awareness Week
Last week was mental health awareness week. At Little Lives UK, we are doing everything we can to help make sure that many of London’s children can receive much needed support for their mental health issues. We want to highlight some of the key facts on the mental health problems that children and young people are currently experiencing.
What We Achieved in Lockdown
It has been a frustrating start of the year for Little Lives UK. Lockdown across the UK meant that our stores were closed for just under four months, and our projects put on hold. Unsurprisingly, this has meant that we have been unable to function as we would ideally like. Nonetheless, as a charity, we were determined not to do nothing throughout this time. Therefore, we set out to identify how we can not only help children through lockdown, but also how we can help the organisations that work with them.
Stressbusters For Stress Awareness Month
Every April in the UK is Stress awareness month. In 2021, when everyone is feeling the stresses of lockdown and our uncertain futures, thinking about ways to control our stress level is critical this year. According to the Mental health Foundation, 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. So here are a few ways that you can regulate your stress.
Our Children’s Community Support Programme
The Coronavirus pandemic has presented enormous challenges to hundreds of organisations over the past year. Therefore, Little Lives UK’s fundamental aim of 2021 is to ensure we are doing everything we can to support the important work these organisations do in helping provide opportunities and support to children across London.
Keeping Your Child Active At Home
London’s children are finally back at school, and we could not be happier for them. Even though kids can burn off some energy on the playground, with restrictions still gradually easing, it’s challenging to keep them busy at the weekend. So we’re here to help. Here is a list of some fun activities to keep the kids active and healthy at home.
Schools return – How to be more productive and cope with stress
Pupils may be facing increased pressure with their education, which could lead to them experiencing more stress in an already difficult time. With this in mind, we want to provide some useful tips, both on how to be more productive and efficient with work, and on how best to deal with any anxiety that you may be feeling due to these demands.
Tips To Keeping Your Child Safe Online
As a side effect of the UK restrictions, everyone is spending much more time online. Not just adults but children too. For parents, this can be worrying on many different fronts. So we are here to help. Here is a list of 7 easy tips to make your child safer online.
The impact of Covid-19 on children’s mental health
There has been a lot of news recently regarding child mental health, and how many children are struggling to cope with being away from school and their friends. The impact of all this is substantial, because of this, we want to highlight how damaging a time this has been for young people, and to convey how important it is that they can access crucial support.