HEPS Wellbeing Window

Friendology at HEPS 

The language of Friendship 

At HEPS our students learn about Friendships through the program Friendology. Friendships play a very important part in our mental health and wellbeing. 

Did you know that parents can get free resources to support you at home to help your child navigate their friendships? 

Take a look at the URStrong Friendology website https://urstrong.com/parents/

There are plenty of resources available to you as parents to support your children and share a common language with HEPS regarding Friendships. 

One of the components of Friendology is the four friendship facts. 

A set of four friendship facts that help us have realistic expectations in our friendships so that we can understand what is normal. At HEPS we teach these and they include-

1. No friendship (relationship) is perfect
2. Every friendship is different
3. Trust and respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship
4. Friendships change....and that's okay!

Below is a glossary of the Friendology language that we teach at HEPS. Having a shared understanding of this language at home and at school supports our community to develop healthy friendships. 

Further supporting students friendships article

https://theparentswebsite.com.au/how-parents-can-help-kids-make-good-friends/

Supporting students resilience 

Michael Grose, founder of Parenting Ideas, is one of Australia’s leading parenting educators. We will include some of his ideas in this page in every newsletter. 

Here is some information on supporting our students with resilience. 

Be You Mental Health supports