Mental Health Matters
It is likely that during this turbulent time, children will be asking some questions that you may or may not be struggling to answer. Below is a list of links that may support you and your family during this time, especially when children may be exposed to the news more frequently as we all try to keep abreast of the latest developments.
We hope to add to this as more advice becomes available.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/talking-to-your-children-scary-world-news
https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/talking-to-children
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/news.html
https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/
https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/
Staying healthy – information sheet for parents
We take our PSHE curriculum from this excellent organisation so most children will be familiar with ‘Harold the Giraffe’ who is writing a daily diary with additional activities for the children. It has a range of excellent resources for children and parents.
Resources applicable to children
Youtube – Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Mind Up free resources
https://mindup.org.uk/mindup-activities/
Guided meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWOHcGF1Tmc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMHCVBgV00
Big Bag of Worries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ0wyzjr5mg
Smiling Mind- a fantastic free resource. You do have to sign up but then you access a range of programs suitable for children adults https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
We hope these will be of use to you during this time.
