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Well-Being
4-8 May 2020
Welcome to Week 7! 
Here are some resources that you may find useful now, or in the future.  These include the first Virtual Wellbeing Festival, identifying emotions , understanding how the brain works and some more ideas for relaxation.  There is also a list of useful helplines should you need them.

Class teachers will be adding daily well-being activities in their blogs – here is the link for this week’s suggestions.

Well-being activities 4-8-May



Virtual Wellbeing Festival – 8-10 May
This is a FREE Virtual Festival offering talks, workshops, health and fitness ideas, support for mental health, finances and home schooling.  Have a look at the website for more details and to register.
https://www.livelifewell.uk/live-well-weekender


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Emotions
Sometimes it’s hard to identify how we are feeling, particularly at the moment when all emotions seem to be magnified – more ‘ups and downs’.  Naming feelings can help deal with the emotion.  Here are a couple of resources that could practically help your children and you.

Emotion Wheel
This resource will help children to identify some of the feelings that they have during this time.

https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/emotion-wheel?pdf=coronavirus-anxiety-toolkit

Emotions check-in
This is more suitable for older children and has a greater range of emotional vocabulary.

https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2003/emotional-check-in.pdf


 Understanding how the brain works
It is helpful to understand what is happening in our brains, particularly at the moment.  This resource explains how our brains have evolved in simple terms and what may be happening now.  It offers key facts that we can share with children.

This resource from MindUp is a family support pack with downloadable information that is easy to understand.

https://mindup.org.uk/families/

https://mindup.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-Getting-To-Know-Our-Amazing-Brain.pdf  - Getting to know our amazing brain

https://mindup.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1-Practices-for-you-and-your-child-.pdf  - Practices for you and your child


Save The Children – Relaxation Activities for Children
Some short fun activities.

https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/coronavirus/resources/learning-at-home/relaxation-exercises-to-do-at-home-with-your-kids

There is also a link to the NHS Mental Health and Well-Being page from here.

Helplines
SHOUT - text ‘Shout’ to 85258 for 24/7 crisis text support
Childline - under 19s can call 0800 1111 for free support
YoungMinds Parents Helpline - Call 0808 802 5544 for free
Mon-Fri from 9.30am to 4pm

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