Show them you’ll be there when they’re ready.
Feeling listened to through everyday conversations can help protect children’s mental health and give them space to share worries before they grow.
For advice on how you can be someone a child can talk to, search BBC Children in Need and visit our Mental Health Hub.
You don’t have to be perfect to help a child.
Be someone a child can talk to.
For free resources, advice and information to get you started, click the link in our bio.
For the first time, Pudsey has found his voice to encourage adults to be someone a child can talk to.
Meaningful, everyday conversations can help protect children’s mental health, giving young people space to share worries before they grow.
Search BBC Children in Need for helpful tools and resources to get you started.
Pause. Spot. Share. 💛
We developed Pudsey’s Pause with clincical psychologist @DrJulie . It’s a simple three step tool to support adults as they lend a listening ear to the children in their lives, helping them to open up about their big feelings.
Search BBC Children in Need and visit our Mental Health Hub to discover the tools and resources we have available to help improve children’s mental health.
Take a moment to check in with the child in your life.
Sometimes starting a simple, everyday conversation can help protect a child’s mental health, giving them space to share worries before they grow.
For help and advice, search BBC Children in Need and visit our Mental Health Hub.
Pause. Spot. Share. 💛
Pudsey’s Pause is a super-easy tool that we developed with clinical psychologist Dr Julie Smith. It’s designed to help adults start important conversations with the children in their lives, enabling them to better understand and share their feelings.
Search BBC Children in Need and visit our Mental Health Hub to discover our free resources that you can use to help support your child’s mental health.
Big news from Prezzo Italian ❤️
We’re incredibly proud to announce our new partnership with @bbccin
From today, every visit to Prezzo Italian can help make a difference to children, families and communities across the UK. Because alongside great food and bringing people together around the table, we now have the opportunity to help support projects creating brighter futures for young people who need it most.
To help support BBC Children In Need, we’ve added a special item to our menu - the £1 Pudsey Pasta. It’s not a real dish, but a simple way to make a real difference.
Just add the £1 Pudsey Pasta to your bill when dining with us and your donation will help fund safe spaces, vital support services and brighter opportunities for children and young people across the UK. 🍝💛
So, whether you’re joining us for pizza night, family dinner or a catch-up with friends, you can now Eat Well and Do Good all in one visit.
More exciting fundraising moments (and some very special Pudsey fun 👀) coming soon.
#PrezzoItalian #BBCChildrenInNeed #Eatwelldogood #Childreninneed #Pudsey
In partnership with @TheChildrensSociety , BBC Children in Need is sharing valuable resources to help you start meaningful conversations with the children in your life.
Explore these great conversation starters and simple activities designed to help you create natural opportunities to chat 💛
Visit our Mental Health Hub to view the full set of Communication Cards.
We know that meaningful everyday conversations are a powerful form of early intervention that help to protect children’s mental health.
That’s why, with the support of our friends at Twinkl, we’ve created a toolkit for you to start conversations about mental health with your pupils or children. You’ll find everything you need by searching BBC Children in Need and visiting our Mental Health Hub.
We’re proud to be partnering with @TheChildrensSociety this May for Mental Health Awareness Month 🌱
Together, we’re working to help adults and children start important conversations about feelings, worries and wellbeing.
One of the tools at the heart of this is the Gingerbread Person. 💛 It’s a simple, creative activity that gives children space to express what’s going on inside - whether that’s through drawing, colouring or talking - making difficult conversations feel easier and safer to start.
This May, we’re encouraging parents, carers and trusted adults to give it a try with a child in their life.
👉 Visit our Mental Health Hub to explore the Gingerbread Person resource and discover more ways to support children’s emotional wellbeing.
Pudsey knows every child needs someone to talk to.
Meaningful, everyday conversations can help protect children’s mental health by giving them space to share worries before they grow.
Search BBC Children in Need and visit our Mental Health Hub for support and resources to get you started.
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we're asking adults to check in with the children in their lives, making sure they feel safe and comfortable to share their thoughts and feelings when it matters most.
We’re also providing £1.24 million in funding for mental health support, enabling specialists and organisations to step in early and offer help to young people, preventing later struggles. This is alongside the £40 million we’ve already invested in over 700 projects across the UK supporting children’s mental health.
