Student Wellbeing

GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS?                       Try this idea for PRACTISING KINDNESS with your kids this Advent!

Just finished TRICK OR TREATING with your kids and are pantries and fridges filled to the hilt with chocolates?

Are you tired of feeding your kids chocolates everyday leading up to Christmas? Only to feed them more on Christmas Day?

Perhaps your child is lactose intolerant and have never really been able to take part in the Advent celebration?  

An Advent Calendar with a Kindness Message

I recently saw this wonderful, healthy, wellbeing idea and thought I'd share it with you. Regardless of the reason, if you are anything like me and perhaps you've been looking for a more meaningful and sugar-free advent calendar. Well, check this out!!

It's the Aussie "Sharing Kindness" Advent Calendar!

This Advent Calendar features a daily countdown marked by 25 powerful, easy-to-do, self-esteem activities matched with confidence and resilience building affirmations designed for children for the whole family to enjoy!  Each day also presents a fun re-usable sticker to add to the festive Aussie Beach scene, providing endless opportunities for creative and open-ended play.  

This kindness calendar will teach your child the power of being kind to yourself and everyone you meet in a fun and interactive way.  We know that small, as well as big acts of kindness make a massive difference......they can make someone feel seen, be the start of a new friendship or even break a pattern of estrangement or isolation. 

See how it works : 

If you're interested, you can find this at : https://sharingkindness.com/products/the-aussie-beach-kindness-advent-calendarhttps://sharingkindness.com/collections/main/products/the-aussie-beach-kindness-advent-calendar

I believe, we want kids to learn that the best gifts don’t come wrapped in paper. Gifts of time, a simple smile or an act of kindness are far more valuable with long lasting effects.  

Michael Grose article from Parenting Toolbox

From Worrier to Warrior: Empower Your Kids to Manage Their Worries And Thrive. (Oct 24, 2024)

It's easy to feel overwhelmed when your child is anxious, but there are many things you can do to help. Michael Grose offers these seven tools and ideas to help calm even the most apprehensive children.

"Facing fears is a natural part of childhood. Fear of the dark, spiders in the toilet, and being left alone are valid for young children.

Kids generally grow out of these fears.

But some children’s fears and worries don’t dissipate with age. They ramp up, making worrying become a complex behaviour to break."

Michael says, "Worriers need to be handled sensitively."

"Young worriers benefit from sensitive, understanding adults who can support them, rather than implore them “not to worry”.

Encouragement is an essential tool for parents of worriers and anxious kids.

They also need practical, real-time tools to help them cope and build their strengths to minimise their impact.

These seven tools, ideas and strategies will help you transition your child from a young worrier to a social and learning warrior:

1. Take their worries seriously.

2. Give their worry a name.

3. Put their worries in a jar.

4. Limit the time they talk about their worries.

5. Normalise their concerns.

6. Prioritise their worries.

7. Help them find the tools to relax.

For more detail on how to implement each of these tools and strategies you can list to Michael Grose here  : 

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Warm Regards,

Jenny Todd

(Student Wellbeing Leader)

jennyt@sjsorrento.catholic.edu.au