London Marathon: Karlena’s journey for #TeamLOOK
Follow one of the amazing LOOK Mentors as she trains to run London Marathon 2024 for LOOK.
Category: Resources
Resource: Access to music for VI children & young people
Join our Parent Support Group Monday 18th September, 7.30pm for a themed panel session on Access to Music for VI children and young people.
Top tips: Making the most of the holidays
How are the summer holidays going? Check out our family resource: ‘Making the most of the holidays’.
Families: Parent Support Group
Our free, fortnightly peer-led Parent Support Group is a safe place to meet others and talk about the issues our visually impaired children face.
Resource: Making the most of the summer holidays
How can we make the most of the summer holidays for our VI children and all the family? Here are some top tips!
Out & about: LOOK team championing VI young people
Catch up with what our team have been up to this week, travelling around the country, championing visually impaired young people.
Resources: Talking Transitions
Transitions are always a key point in a VI child or young persons life. As parent carers we want to support our children and ensure everything is in place to make sure the transition between each stage goes as smoothly as possible.
Experience: Warwick Castle (a happy, accessible family day out)
Jane Ring, Parent Support Officer at LOOK, on the wonders of Warwick Castle for families living with visual impairment.
Experience: Overcoming train travel anxiety
A visually impaired young people shares their experience of severe anxiety around train travel and how they overcame it.
Resource of the Week: Encouraging Positive Participation in Sport for VI Young People
Does your visually impaired child dread their PE lessons in mainstream school, is it hard for them to access clubs in the community and be fully included? This free resource is for you!
Event: Join us at the next Parent Support Group meeting: 4th September, 7.30pm
Our next Parent Support Group meet is on Monday September 4th at 7.30pm.
www.look-uk.org/parentsupportgroup
Resource of the Week: Top tips on dealing with exam stress
So, this is it – exam time! You might be feeling prepared and ready to go, or stressed and anxious and wanting it all to be over. Either way, it is important to take care of your wellbeing during this time.
Resource: Parent advice on Anxiety and Mental Health
Catch up on this positive session focused on practical things we can do to help ourselves and our visually impaired (VI) children feel calmer and
News: #TeamLOOK smash London Marathon 2023
Wow, #TeamLOOK – you smashed it. Huge well done and forever thank yous from all of us at LOOK. Click through for photos and news from London Marathon 2023.
News: #TeamLOOK head to London Marathon 2023
With just two sleeps to go, our amazing #TeamLOOK London Marathon 2023 runners are arriving in London.
