Resources for under fives

8 ways parents and carers can help manage the transition back to nursery

As we move closer to babies and young children returning to nursery, we need to consider how their experiences over the past months will have affected them, and what impact this may have...

A guide to neurodiversity in the early years

Best ways to support children who have developmental differences

Child in Mind 'Bonding with baby' podcast

We've produced a series of expert podcasts to help parents understand and manage child and family mental health problems. 

Cost of living

Local support services to help families with young children during the cost of living crisis.

Deafness and me: A toolkit for early years practitioners

Good mental health and wellbeing for deaf children comes from a place where inclusion and understanding is embedded in everyday experiences.

Early years staff wellbeing: a resource for managers and teams

Early years staff love their work, but it can be emotionally demanding & stressful. Our latest early years resource shows that staff wellbeing needs to lie at the heart of nursery settin...

Expert advice and guidance videos for nursery staff

This series of films, featuring some of Anna Freud's child mental health experts, aim to provide help and guidance to nursery staff on how to manage a range of different issues.

Good days in unusual times

Good days in unusual times’ is a small gift for all children during these days when we can’t do many of the things we usually enjoy. It a small book of tips for how to take care of yours...

Helping babies and young children under 5 through the coronavirus crisis

Helping young children to think about race in the early years

Racism can present itself in different ways in a child’s life. This resource highlights the ways that race and racism can impact children in the early years.

Helping your toddler grow poster

Our Helping your toddler grow poster offers some simple advice for parents and carers about supporting the emotional wellbeing of their developing child.

How can early years workers help manage the transition back to nursery?

As we move closer to babies and young children returning to nursery, we need to consider how their experiences over the past months will have affected them, and what impact this may have...

Personal, social and emotional development

Personal, emotional and social development (PSED) handouts and videos

Promoting young children’s self-regulation skills through play

Self-regulation empowers children to manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviours in ways that pave the path for positive social interactions, academic success, and overall wellbeing.

Running a group for babies or toddlers and their parents and carers

Parent-baby or parent-toddler groups focus on strengthening relationships between parents or carers and their very young children.

Self-care in your baby's first months poster

Our Self-care in your baby's first months poster offers some simple self-care advice for new parents and carers about the importance of looking after their own mental health and wellbein...

Self-care top tips for young parents and carers

Our Self-care top-tips for young parents and carers booklet offers some simple self-care advice for young parents and carers about the importance of self-care and looking after their own...

Sharing concerns about a child

Starting a conversation with a parent or carers when you have a concern about their child can be both a daunting and challenging task. However this is not an unusual part of the role of ...

Supporting young children and families through bereavement

It can feel difficult to know what to say or do when a young child experiences a loss. Advice for key workers who work with babies, infants and young children.

Supporting your baby's relationships with others poster

Our Supporting your baby's relationships with others poster offers some simple advice for parents and carers about how to help your baby bond with key people in their lives, such as gran...

Their challenges are our challenges report

Their challenges are our challenges report identifies many nursery staff feel under-prepared for this side of the job and wanted more access to training.

Top tips to help families work together and support one another during the coronavirus outbreak

Families play a hugely important part in supporting each other at times of uncertainty or concern especially as you will probably be spending more time together because of home working, ...

Transitioning to nursery or reception after lockdown podcast

In this episode we explore the impact of changing routines on under 5’s and how we can best support children to transition (back) to nursery or reception.

Wellbeing measurement for early years settings

Supporting young children and their families is a tough job. It can be immensely rewarding but also physically and emotionally draining. If we want our early years staff to do what is as...

What is attachment?

If you already work with young children under five, you will have definitely come across the ideas of attachment during your training.

Working with babies, young children and families on digital platforms

Social distancing has meant that early years practitioners are required to use digital platforms. Though this makes early intervention seem challenging, this booklet offers practical gui...