Cornwall Council

In this re-released episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we revisit our popular episode on emotion coaching. Learn practical ways to help children understand, express and manage their feelings while building strong relationships.

In this re-released episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we talk with the National Literacy Trust about their Everyone Ready for School guide. We share simple, evidence-based ways to support your child's communication, literacy and readiness for school through everyday activities.

This podcast focuses on the Cornwall Reading Challenge from Cornwall's Libraries over the summer holidays. Find out how children can enjoy reading over the holidays through fun activities, rewards and free books. We also explore how reading supports learning, creativity and family time.

In this episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we look at the new Best Start in Life guidance on screen time. We explain what the advice means for families and share simple tips to help children use screens in a healthy way.

In this episode of the Empowered Parenting Podcast, we explore Cornwall's Phones Away, Talk and Play campaign, sharing the research behind the initiative and practical tips to help families build stronger connections, communication and play through mindful phone use.

A new online guide has been developed as a ‘roadmap’ to support the ongoing #CEtheSigns of child exploitation campaign. The resources have been designed to help us all to work together to protect children from harm and stop this abuse from happening in the first place. The roadmap has been produced for professionals who have concerns about child exploitation and the aim is to provide information on thresholds and pathways and to signpost to local support for children and their families. In today’s podcast we hear from the people behind the roadmap and talk about what might be useful for parents to know about the roadmap and support available to families.

This week we are joined by Kim, Educational Psychology, and Amy, Primary School Teacher, who are both involved with the St Austell Festival of Children’s Literature to talk to us about the National Year of Reading and how we can support children’s reading for pleasure. They will also give us a sneak peek of the upcoming Festival!

On today’s episode we are joined by Vicki, Education Lead, to tell us all about and exciting new support for parents and carers in Cornwall – the Kernow Education Advice Line. We will find out what this new Advice Line can support with and how parents and carers can get in touch.