Wellbeing Matters

R U OK? Day

Students acknowledged National 'R U OK? Day' on 8 September with lunchtime activities organised by the Student Wellbeing Action Group (SWAG). Activities included a feelings gauge, mindfulness activities and a mural about different ways we can check in with our friends.

How to talk to your teen about unhealthy friendships

Boys & Screens - Gaming, Gambling & Pornography 

Webinar - Monday 19 September 8pm AEST

In the past ten years, screens have completely upended the way we raise our children. Screens are everywhere. All the time. Social media has taken over our lives and the lives of our kids. 97% of kids are gaming and the Internet has brought new kinds of risks into our children's lives at earlier and earlier ages.

Screens affect our boys and our girls differently. Boys are caught up in the gaming industry with hundreds of billions of dollars each year. It keeps them up at night. It creates contention in our home as sleeplessness combines with dishonesty, aggression, competitiveness, and the never-ending desire for "one more game". 

Boys' online lives are complicated even more by the growth in gambling among tween and teen boys, and the continued rise of pornography. Boys' access to explicit content has never been easier or more common.

What can we do to help our boys manage their screen time, and manage the content they're exposed to, in safe, healthy ways?

Body Kind Youth Survey - Student Voices Can Make a Difference

Butterfly Foundation is inviting all young people aged 12 - 18 to have their voices heard about body image. This is a chance to complete the first national survey on body image, the Body Kind Youth Survey, so Butterfly can better understand the body image experiences of young Australians, get young people's views on what needs to change to create a more Body Kind Australia and advocate to the top levels of Government. 

The online survey is voluntary, anonymous, has ethics approval, takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and requires parental consent for under 15's. 

Bayside City Council presents four comprehensive information sessions in the latest Positive Parenting series with the highly respected child Psychologist Deirdre Brandner. Deirdre is skilled in working with children who experience social, emotional and academic difficulties. These sessions will cover:

• Worry and anxiety: how to help - 24 August, 7-8pm           
• Building resilience and managing emotions - 21 September, 7-8pm           
• Parenting challenges: all the tricks - 26 October, 7-8pm
• Setting your child up for success - 23 November, 7-8pm

These sessions will be held online via Microsoft Teams. Once you have registered, you will receive a link to the meeting. Each session costs $12.25. Free for Health Card holders. 

Ms Dilek Yucel (Head of Wellbeing), Ms Rachel Felmingham (Mental Health Practitioner) & Mr Jack Crameri (Wellbeing and Careers Counsellor)