Family Learning – Family Wellbeing

Father helping his daughter with maths homework

Course Aims:

Develop mindfulness strategies and tools with you family alongside finding time as a parent to look after your needs.

Mother helping her daughter with maths homework

Course includes:

  • Family Mindfulness
  • Self Care
  • Healthy Eating and Store Cupboard Cooking
  • Healthy Lunchboxes and Home Cooking
Dad helping his son with maths homework

Key information:

  • Family Mindfulness
    Are you new to Mindfulness? Do you know what it is? Have you tried it in the past? Now is your chance to learn from an experienced tutor who can give you ideas for how to be more mindful and give you exericses to try at home for you and your family.
  • Self Care
    Recently family life has changed. We are all in the same house and can’t escape. Most parents spend all their energy looking after everyone else that they do not take time to look after YOU. This workshop will explore how to make time for you as a parent and how to get the best out of this current situation.
  • Healthy Eating and Store Cupboard Cooking
    We all have limited access to food at this current time. Are you struggling to make family meals with what you have in the cupboard? Are you fnding it tough to stick to a budget now and need ideas. This workshop will explore how we can make meals more creative and stick to a budget.
  • Healthy Lunchboxes and Home Cooking
    We all have limited access to food at this current time. Are you struggling to make family meals with what you have in the cupboard? Are you finding it tough to stick to a budget now and need ideas. Do you need healthy lunch box ideas?This workshop will explore how we can make meals more creative and stick to a budget.
Teacher showing schoolchildren how to use a tablet

What to do next

If there are specific topics or ideas that you would like to see us deliver then please do email Melissa Williamson (melissa.williamson@essex.gov.uk) or Zoe Mallett (zoe.mallett@essex.gov.uk). We have a wealth of expertise and knowledge in our team of trained professionals, and welcome opportunities to develop workshops that are based on need.