Wellbeing
Upcoming Wellbeing events in Term 3 :
- Wellbeing Wednesday- activities running every Wednesday
- Mental Health and Mindfulness Sessions Year 3/4 and 5/6- 20, 22 and 29 October
- Headspace Year 6 Session 'Transitioning into Year 7'- 25 November
Mental Health Day
On Mental Health Day our school took part in a range of activities to support and promote mental health, both in class and during lunchtime. In classrooms, students learned a range of things like; coping strategies, ways to support one another through discussions, mindfulness, and breathing techniques. At lunchtime, there were fun activities such as art activities, music, chalk drawing and the oval km club, to help everyone connect and recharge. The day was a good way to remind everyone that looking after our mental health is just as important as caring for our physical health.
The Children's Wellbeing Continuum
Mental health in children is the way they think and feel about themselves and the world around them. The way they think and feel changes over time. Sometimes your child might be feeling good or coping, other times they might be struggling or overwhelmed. There’s a range. This range is called the wellbeing continuum. The wellbeing continuum might look different across different areas of your child’s life, including their ability to understand and manage their emotions, thoughts and behaviours, build social relationships, sleep and maintain their energy levels, have routines, and learn well.
You can use the wellbeing continuum to regularly check in with your child. How are they feeling? How are they getting on with friends and at school? If your child is good in the areas you talked about, talk together about how you can make sure they keep feeling this way. If your child is coping, struggling, or overwhelmed, talk together about what might be going on and what might make them feel better.
You can also use the continuum to consider all the things in your child’s life affecting their wellbeing. How are the sleeping? Are they active and eating well? If you notice that your child has been having difficulties for more than a few weeks, it’s a sign that your child might need extra support. You can use the continuum with your child’s teacher, GP, or other health professions to explain how you child is doing. The wellbeing continuum is a useful tool that can be used to unpack the way your child is thinking and feeling and makes important conversations about mental health and wellbeing easier.
Other Parental Information
When and why your child might benefit from Occupational Therapy-
What to expect from a Paediatrician appointment and how to prepare yourself-
