Development wheels for parents/carers of older children

From five to twelve years and teenagers – guides for parents/carers

These two new moveable wheels, which are for parents/carers of five to twelve year olds and for parents/carers of teenagers (12 to 19 years), follow on from the production of our birth to five parenting wheel and complete the 'family' of wheels for parents and carers of children through to their adult years.

Written by practitioners at Harrow Council, these wheels are split into eight sections and each wheel carries information on both sides for each age year. You simply twist the wheel round to get to the section you currently need. On one side of the wheel there are things that the child or teenager might/should be able to do and also a list of things that the family can do to help the child/teenager, for each age group.

The theme for the five to twelve wheel is achievement and enjoyment and the reverse side of that wheel gives parents information about how to help the child at each stage of their development from  five through to twelve years old.

The teenage wheel focuses on positive contributions and the achievement of economic well-being and the reverse side of this wheel gives parents/carers information about how they might help teenagers work towards these achievements as they move towards adulthood. 

Like the birth to five wheel, this simple to use one piece tool comes laminated for a longer lifespan and all of the information contained within it was written by childcare practitioners to ensure that it will meet the needs of both parents and carers.

The price for a copy is £2.99 plus £1.25 post and packing (P&P). There are savings on P&P for  online purchase of five copies or more (see the ONLINE PURCHASE - buy it now page). Online purchase will mean a speedy despatch of your wheels/publications without the need of purchase orders or clearing payments. If you do not want to order online and only require a small quantity of wheels, scroll down to the red links below. Should you want to order 20 or more copies, you can make savings by using our fixed delivery costs method - please see the brown link further down this page to make further savings and order your copies using our order form. 

Organisations/authorities who would like to commission larger bulk quantities can have their copies ' customised' with their own logo etc (minimum 2000 copies) and these will work out much cheaper than the unit price of £2.99. See the blue link at the bottom of this page for details and to email your enquiry.

To order your copy now using your debit or credit card, use the ‘ONLINE PURCHASE - buy it now’ button below.

ONLINE PURCHASE - Buy it now (secure site)

   

Small quantities: If you do not wish to order over the internet and you would only like a few wheels (less than 20 in total) you can print off an ‘order form’ and send this with your cheque, postal order or official purchase order. Click a link below to access a form.

Order form (for 5 to 12 wheel only)

Order form (for teenage wheel only)

Order form (for a small mixed purchase of the wheels - birth to five, 5 to 12 and teenage)

 

Fixed delivery cost: Should you want to order 20 or more copies, please use the brown link below to make further savings and order your copies.

For bulk quantities of the 5 to 12 wheel (20+), Click here for order form

For bulk copies of the teenage wheel (20+), Click here for order form

For an order of mixed wheels (various sorts) of 20 or more in total, CLICK HERE to order bulk quantities

 

The wheel can be 'customised' for authorities/organisations who would like to 'brand' the publication with their logo and contact details on for use in their own community and commission bulk copies (for instance you may wish to have copies in each of your settings, in children's centres or to give to your registered childminders). This offers authorities the chance to save on the costs associated with the development and production of a new item like this, because all of the set up work has been done in terms of copywriting and editing, design, artwork, proofing and even the cutter guides to produce the wheel and rivet it together.

For organisations/authorities wishing to commission bulk 'customised' copies, discounts apply and your wheels will cost much less than the retail price of £2.99. Your wheels will be 'customised' by tailoring the back of the wheels with your own logo, contact details and colour scheme as per the samples shown here for Lancashire and Rutland Councils. To find out more and get a full price list, please use the ‘email enquiry form’ button and we will contact you to discuss your needs further. Please note that the minimum order for 'customised' wheels is 2000 copies which work out at well under £2 each and they can cost as little as around £1 each if you order a larger quantity, so this is a great chance to get hold of these wheels with your own details on at a very good price. For smaller quantities (not customised), please order using the green link above.

Email enquiry for authorities/organisations

Please note: We will always try to meet your needs in every way we can, but  'customised wheels' can take at least four working weeks to produce following the approval of your artwork. This is due to the complex manufacturing process, part of which is done manually to construct the wheels. In busy periods (such as Feb - April during the government financial year end) and for large quantities, production can take longer. Please therefore build in plenty of time in your schedule of needs to ensure we can meet your  timescales.  Sometimes we can get things done a bit quicker and we will always try, but the product is of a complex construction.