Wellbeing Hub
Mindfulness Techniques
We speak often with our students about being calm and ready to learn. The easiest way to regulate the nervous system into a calm state is by breathing and focusing on the present. Not shallow, quick, regular breathing, but by quieting the mind and breathing slowly and deeply.
Here are two simple strategies you can try! These can be used for school-age and beyond, so parents, feel free to try these yourself with your children.
Source: https://www.wellnesspediatrician.com/3-breathing-exercises-for-toddlers-kids-and-teens/
Source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/785667097490173692/
Ideas for Future items
Agencies/Services (who they are, what they offer families, how to utilise service)
Recipes | Healthy Eating Advisory Service
GP-Mental Health Plan
Smiling Mind- Home resilience program/app for small meditations for adults and children (age based and relevant to stresses by topic)
Education: Parenting resources/websites, Mental health literacy- what it means, common worries, signs to look out for
Doc sheets from BeYou, Headspace, Kids Helpline,
Anxiety: https://www.rch.org.au/anxiety/
Mental Health Resources for parents
Access to trusted mental health and wellbeing information, online programs and digital resources.
Learn more about depression and anxiety, or talk it through with our support service.
Phone: 1300 224 636 (24/7)
Email or chat online
A confidential, free and secure space where young people aged 12 to 25 or their family can chat, email or speak on the phone with a qualified youth mental health professional.
Phone: 1800 650 890 (9am – 1am everyday)
Access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services.
Phone: 13 11 14 (24/7)