--- title: 'Building Trust with your children' url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/building-trust-with-your-children' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/building-trust-with-your-children.md' date: '2026-09-16' description: 'Dr Bettina Hohnen on how to build trust Bettina Hohnen talks about the importance of building relationships within the family and helping a child to talk about their feelings and managing conflicts. This involves being empathetic and building trust. Bettina suggests books that parents can read themselves and books they can read with their child. She acknowledges that parenting is rewarding but also difficult. She encourages parents to be kind to themselves.' taxonomy: category: - Toolkit tag: - 'Home Life' - 'Early Intervention' type: - Video contributor: - 'Dr Bettina Hohnen' - 'Samantha Wrightson' - 'Kate Kinninmont' --- # Building Trust with your Children [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Early Intervention ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Early%20Intervention) [ ![Nip in the Bud](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/themes/nitb/images/logos/round-logo.png) ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us "About Nip in the Bud") ![Dr Bettina Hohnen](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/06.about-us/02.authors-and-experts/dr-bettina-hohnen/dr-bettina-hohnen.webp) Host [Dr Bettina Hohnen](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/dr-bettina-hohnen)speaker Duration: 0h 9m 42s Published: May 2023 Produced and Directed by: [Kate Kinninmont](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/about-us/authors-and-experts/kate-kinninmont) #### Read the transcript of the film:[ Transcript of Building Trust with your Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/transcript-building-trust-with-your-children) Dr Bettina Hohnen on how to build trust **Bettina Hohnen** talks about the importance of building relationships within the family and helping a child to talk about their feelings and managing conflicts. This involves being empathetic and building trust. Bettina suggests books that parents can read themselves and books they can read with their child. She acknowledges that parenting is rewarding but also difficult. She encourages parents to be kind to themselves. --- Was this helpful? 1 0 Share: [ Previous Post](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/life-of-a-senco) #### Other Related Posts: ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/02.early-intervention/early-intervention-series/04.early-intervention-4-how-to-apply-for-an-ehcp/breathing.jpg) ### Video: Early Intervention 4: How to apply for an EHCP [Video: Early Intervention 4: How to apply for an EHCP](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/early-intervention-series/early-intervention-4-how-to-apply-for-an-ehcp) If the discussion between parents, the school and the GP establish that the child has special needs, this film explains how the parents, SENCO and Teacher… [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Early Intervention ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Early%20Intervention) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/02.early-intervention/early-intervention-series/02.early-intervention-2-how-can-the-school-help/celebrating-diversity.webp) ### Video: Early Intervention 2: How can the school help? [Video: Early Intervention 2: How can the school help?](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/early-intervention-series/early-intervention-2-how-can-the-school-help) Parents can benefit from speaking to teaching staff so they can discuss the child from each of their different points of view. The school might suggest… [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Early Intervention ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Early%20Intervention) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/02.early-intervention/early-intervention-series/03.early-intervention-3-how-can-the-gp-help/body-dysmorphia-in-kids.jpg) ### Video: Early Intervention 3: How can the GP help? [Video: Early Intervention 3: How can the GP help?](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/early-intervention-series/early-intervention-3-how-can-the-gp-help) Dr Julia Thomas explains the kind of symptoms the parent might see in a child who might have a mental health condition. And why it’s important to, as soon… [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) [ Early Intervention ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Early%20Intervention) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Early Intervention](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention.md) - Next: [Life of a SENCO](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/early-intervention/life-of-a-senco.md)