Children's Mental Health Week: Thursday's activity for Hadleigh youngsters

By Derek Davis

4th Feb 2021 | Local News

With children and young people's mental health so badly effected by lockdown and prolonged absence from school, this year's Children's Mental Health Week has a particular resonance, enjoy Thursday's activity.

Former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education experts PlanBee has gathered a week's worth of fantastic FREE resources in one downloadable pack.

Parents can use them to help their children explore their mental health and give them the tools to express their thoughts and feelings.

Thursday: take a deep breath

Calming Techniques for Kids Posters

Anger and frustration can be difficult emotions for anyone to deal with, not least children. These posters offer a range of techniques that can be used almost anywhere, in any situation. The first four posters (The Calm Down Cake, The Slow Down Star, The Slow Down Square and the Helping Hand) direct children to focus on their breathing, using an image to help them do this. Discuss and practise the techniques together, first with and then without the posters in front of them, so children realise that these strategies can be successful using only their imagination if needed.

The final poster in the pack (5...4...3...2...1), may be more suitable for older children. They are directed to use all of their senses to focus and calm the mind. They can do this for the actual environment they are in, or an imagined one, such as a park, a beach or a forest.

You can download PlanBee's Children's Mental Health Week Activity Pack, which includes all of the resources mentioned above, for FREE here.

     

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