CBeebies Parenting – advice, tips and podcasts for parents

Looking for parenting and pre-school tips? You’ll find loads here, along with insights into our CBeebies shows and how they support your child's development.

Tips & advice
Topics from A to Z
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Activity inspiration
Support your child's communication skills
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Your child's development
Learn more about your child's world
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Parents to be
For those expecting

Starting school - advice for parents

From potty training to language learning, here's some help from experts and your CBeebies favourites.

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Worried your child might not be ready for school? - advice for parents. Article
Starting school can be daunting for parent and child alike! If you're concerned about your child's school readiness, this article is a great place to start.
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"No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors" - Dealing with mental health struggles as a parent. Article
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Seven arts and crafts ideas to try with your child - inspired by the Froglets. Article
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The Listening Badge: How to listen to adults. Article
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How to help your child share with others. Article
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Are you a professional or volunteer?

How to share our advice, as well as a range of resources for early years professionals to use and print.

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Parenting stories

"I want to see my children's faces" – Parenting with a visual impairment. Article
Souleyman talks about life parenting with the visual impairment Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP).
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"It wasn't on my bingo card at all" - Using baby banks and food banks as a parent. Article
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“We know what it is to feel different” - being LGBTQ+ foster carers Article
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"She has brought great healing to my heart" - Life as a kinship carer. Article
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"Love needs no words" - Communicating when your child doesn't speak. Article
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Making storytime magic

A collection of CBeebies Parenting content all about sharing stories and books with your little one.

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Fun family activities and ideas for summer

Pram friendly walks in the UK. Newsletter
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Ranger Hamza's Eco Quest
Five tips to teach your child to cycle. Video
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Topsy and Tim
School holiday activity finder. Newsletter
Five easy outdoor games to try. Video
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The Let's Go Club

Health and wellbeing
Life can be overwhelming for little people, so check out our tips and tricks to help your child relax and be mindful of the world around them. Plus lots of helpful advice for you too!
Speech and language
Starting school
Creative play
Bedtime routines

Learn through play

Wonderblocks: The Three Bears Think and Do game. Game
Help the Three Bears spot patterns and solve problems with the support of Go, Stop and the Do Blocks in this free educational game inspired by Wonderblocks.
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Toys are a great conversation starter. Article
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Ten ways to help your child with maths. Newsletter
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Understanding cognitive development. Article
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Numberblocks: Make and Play game. Game
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11 fun game ideas to play with the kids inspired by Bluey. Newsletter
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Play charades with Bluey and Bingo. Newsletter
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Bluey memory matching game print out. Interactive
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Make a Bluey memory book. Interactive
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Create a morning routine with CBeebies Video
In the morning with so much to do, and not always enough time to do it, things can feel busy, to say the least! Establishing a morning routine can help you and your family stay on track with everything you need to do.
The Lunchtime Song. Video
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Managing your child’s emotional outbursts. Article
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What to do when getting dressed is a daily battle. Article
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Daily Routine songs for babies. Continuous Play
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The Baby Club

Useful songs from Hey Duggee radio

Bathtime Song. Audio, 4 minutes
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Hey Duggee - Bedtime Song. Audio
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Breakfast Song. Audio
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Toothbrush Song. Audio
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Mr Tumble's Nursery Rhymes. Continuous Play
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Something Special
Old MacDonald. Video
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The Baby Club Songs and Nursery Rhymes Continuous Play
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CBeebies House Nursery Rhymes. Continuous Play
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CBeebies Learn app

CBeebies Learn is a free learning app from CBeebies that puts the fun into learning! All the activities are based on the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, so your child can have fun with CBeebies and learn at the same time!

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For you and your baby

Watch episodes especially for you and your baby on BBC iPlayer

Calming sounds to relax
The Sleep Time Song. Video
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What are wake windows? Article
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Older children's sleep problems. Help

How to help children understand their emotions. Article
We'll go through some top tips from child psychologists to help you and your child regulate their different emotions and support their emotional wellbeing.
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9 tips for coping with rising family living costs. Article
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How can I celebrate my baby’s little victories? Article
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How to set boundaries as a parent. Article
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A guide to postpartum loneliness. Article
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How to plan a Hey Duggee party

Planning a birthday party can be very stressful for grown-ups and children! Take a look at these Hey Duggee party planning ideas, crafts and sweet treat recipes to get started.

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