Wellbeing activities

There are many ways you can support your child's wellbeing at home. Please see the links below for suggestions. 

How to be a good role model for childrens' mental health and how to encourage positive habits. 

Health and staying active - take a walk, cycle or run together. Do a home workout from Joe Wicks here, or tackle dance with Oti here. Active Newcastle offers community activity sessions details here. 

Giving back - go on a nature walk or create something for nature here.

Spreading kindness- Encourage your child to complete the kindness challenge and share this with others. 

Connecting with others - ideas here to support childrens' feelings and social skills.

Learning - ideas of new skills you and your child could develop together.

Zones of Regulation

At GCMS, we use the Zones of Regulation framework and curriculum to help pupils develop a metacognitive pathway to build awareness of their feelings/internal state and utilize a variety of tools and strategies for regulation, prosocial skills, self-care, and overall wellness. This includes exploring tools and strategies for mindfulness, sensory integration, movement, thinking strategies, wellness, and healthy connection with others. Please click here if you would like to find out more. 

Please click here to find a list of book reccomendations that can be used to teach and reinforce Zones of Regulation concepts as well as many other topics that come up in social emotional learning.  

Tackling difficult conversations

Talking about wellbeing and how your child feels may be challenging at times. These documents provide support on how to approach a tricky conversation.

The video and support on the parentwise website may help.

Parentwise, parentwise video

Anxiety and feeling overwhelmed

These links may help for pupils who are feeling overwhelmed by school work or pressure.

These links may help with pupils who are feeling worried or anxious.

Worry video.

These links may help if your child reports feeling stressed.

Stress 1, stress 2

Friendship groups

Advice here from Childline on friends and dealing with friendship issues.

Feeling low

A useful resource here for children who are feeling low with activities and suggestions of helpful activities. 

This video about low mood may also be useful.

Bereavement

These links are for suggested reading for a child who has been bereaved.

KS2 books to support bereavement

KS3 books to support bereavement

This website may also provide support.

Self harm

If you are worried or concerned about your child self harming this resource can provide advice. You may also wish to consider contacting your GP or health services.

Identity and body image

If your child is concerned about appearance or body image.

Support with body dysmorphic and support around gender and identity.

Further support and advice

Below you will find a range of resources to support your child. You can also contact your GP if you have any concerns about your child's mental health. 

• Kooth website - Why not find out what's on Kooth this April by clicking here or have a read through this month's newsletter.
• Childline
• NSPCC
• Shout
• Keeping children safe online
• Parent wise - A helping hand for parent and carers
• Talking about worry