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Supporting Children with their mental health, wellbeing and emotions
Supporting Children with their mental health, wellbeing and emotions
Children and Young People's mental health needs are wide ranging. It is normal to feel anxious, confused, frustrated or upset from time to time. It is important that everyone takes steps to look after their own mental and physical health and wellbeing. This page contains some resources and supports from Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service as well as links to charities and agencies who may be able to help.
Learn how anxiety affects our thinking and behaviours and what we can do to support children and young people as they deal with this challenging emotion.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Understanding and responding to anxiety
Discover ways to help children understand their emotions and manage them more effectively.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Emotion Coaching
Our mental health and wellbeing has a significant impact upon our ability to function in our daily lives; therefore, it is important that we take time to nurture it. Find out what you can do to support positive wellbeing in children with this leaflet.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Wellbeing - Children
Parents/carers have a key role in supporting teens to understand how to make changes that help them to feel more positive. In this leaflet, find out about the NHS 5 ways model, tips for talking to teens about mental health, developing confidence, managing social media and worries.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Wellbeing - Teenagers
Preparing for upcoming exams can be challenging, and you might be experiencing feelings of anxiety, pressure and overwhelm. Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service have collated some resources that will help you understand and manage these feelings, alongside some practical tools to help you get started with your revision and to support your exam preparation.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Exam Stress
We all get angry at times. Learn more about what lies beneath anger, and the strategies which can help us to manage this feeling.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Understanding and responding to anger
Find out: what research says makes us happy, how to develop a positive mindset, and how to support the ability to bounce back (resilience).
Click to Download our Leaflet: Helping develop a positive outlook
Understand why these approaches matter and realise how to feel calmer and approach life in a more relaxed manner.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Relaxation and Mindfulness
Discover the changes which take place within the teenage brain, tips for supporting and communicating with teens and ways to help them take care of their developing brains.
Click to Download our Leaflet: Adolescent Brain Development
For further information on a range of different resources, supports and services, the Mental Health Hub hosts a variety of materials which can help identify the right help. You can access this page by clicking on the image or text below.
For further information on a range of different resources, supports and services, the Mental Health Hub hosts a variety of materials which can help identify the right help. You can access this page by clicking on the image or text below.
Click on the image or text to open the Aberdeenshire Mental Health Hub
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