It’s the final day of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022! We hope everyone has had fun with #SCHW22 Activity Book and learned more throughout the week about the services and help that Children’s Health Scotland provides every day.
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#BeKind Saturday – Let’s Appreciate the Kindness of Foster and Kinship Carers
Welcome to Day 6 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022! this penultimate day is #BeKind Saturday. Kindness is about choosing to do something that helps others or yourself, motivated by genuine warm feelings. How can you show kindness to those around you – big and small?
Gwen Garner reveals Children’s Health Scotland new book ‘Millie meets the Dentist’
Today, we would like to announce the release of our new book, ‘Millie meets the Dentist’. The My Health, My Rights Conference presented the perfect occasion to launch it. Every attendee of the conference has recieved a copy of the book and we hope the delegates enjoy reading it. We are very proud of this […]
#BeFriendly Friday – Let’s Join our Friends at the My Health, My Rights Conference
Welcome to Day 5 of Scottish Children’s Health Week! Friends make our lives better. They help us to laugh, stand by us when we are down and make our lives healthier. That’s why we held our My Health, My Rights Conference on #BeFriendly Friday. We will be joined by 200 friendly people who are all […]
Annual General Meeting of Children’s Health Scotland
The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Children’s Health Scotland will take place on Saturday 15 October 2022 at 11am. This will be a Hybrid meeting that will take place at our Head Office, 22 Laurie Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7AB and via ZOOM.
#BeHappy Thursday – Let’s go to School and Share the Happiness
Welcome to Day 4 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022! Thursday’s theme is #BeHappy. Being happy is not just about feeling good, but also about emotional health and wellbeing and being able to make the most of the good times to cope with the bad ones. Our Activity Book promoted three happiness ideas which were: […]
#BeCalm Wednesday – Let’s Get Crafty by making a Worry Bear
Welcome to Day 3 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022. Today, our theme is #BeCalm Sometimes we can all struggle to manage our emotions. As part of our Self-Management Service Programmes, we talk a lot about the importance of relaxation and how to manage stress through different techniques and tips. So, let’s look together at […]
#BeBrave Tuesday – Let’s Be Brave with Super-Bear #SCHW22
Welcome to Day 2 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022! We came up with three #BeBrave Tuesday ideas for you to try which include drawing a brave character and getting inspired to be brave. Perhaps one of the bravest things you can do, if you are struggling with a health condition, is to find the […]
#BeActive Monday – Let’s Actively Learn about Children’s Health Rights!
Welcome to Day 1 of Scottish Children’s Health Week 2022. Today we are celebrating #BeActive Monday and the importance of using PLAY to learn about our health rights. We can all benefit from being active every day and getting involved in health-related play is a great way to do this. So, let’s have some fun […]
Children with a learning disability in Scotland are more likely to die prematurely – often from treatable causes, a report has found
BBC correspondents Ian Hamilton & Georgina Hayes have reported that according to the Scottish Learning Disability Observatory (SLDO) children with a learning disability in Scotland are more likely to die prematurely – often from treatable causes. The finding is part of research study by the SLDO which has found that 34% of these deaths were […]
