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Giraffe's Can't Dance, by Giles Andreae , is a wonderful picture book about how we all have different skills. Across the school in our social emotional learning, we are focusing on self awareness. This book can inspire great conversations about what makes us unique. It teaches the importance of developing self confidence and the courage to try new things and not compare yourself to others.
These resources are for parents and students to support your wellbeing as we start distance education.
Mindyeti
Are you finding things hard? These video give you strategies and show you how mindfulness can help your brain stay calm. Learn to stay focused on goals and just keep trying.
Peace Out
Kid friendly podcast for mindfulness. Using interesting topics, the hosts tell stories and share facts to help your body relax.
Conversation Starters
Helpful conversation starters for parents to encourage your child think about emotions, behaviour and social interactions.
Device: Online browser (PC, Mac, Chromebook) Cost: Free access to this resource
Be You - Factsheets
Be You Fact Sheets help you explore and gain knowledge on mental health and wellbeing topics, and to share information and ideas.
Many people come to Be You with a particular question or issue in mind, and the Fact Sheets are a great starting point to get answers. They’re also a valuable resource to share with families and others in your learning community.
The Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit organisation that create mindfulness lessons and resources for use in schools, at home or in the workplace. The team is made up of psychologists and other mental health professionals. They have been recognised worldwide for their work in the mental health field and their award winning mindfulness free App.
Mindfulness is proven to lead to better attention, memory, regulation of emotions and self awareness.4,5,6 In turn, improvements in these areas can lead to reduced stress, anxiety and depression, better academic skills, social skills and self esteem.4,7
The Brave Program
BRAVE is an online, psychological program for the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety.
The Program was developed by a team of researchers at the University of Queensland. As a result, the Program is based on actual research evidence, and parents can rest assured their child is receiving a high quality treatment program.
BRAVE is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the most effective method for overcoming anxiety in children and teenagers. Around 80% of children are free of anxiety after completing the therapist-assisted, BRAVE-Online Program.
BRAVE can be completed in your own home, at your own pace, and at a time that suits you. You can also have a BRAVE Trainer help you through the program, someone who works with you to overcome your anxiety. They will email you each week, and even talk to you over the phone during the program.
The BRAVE Program is free of charge to all young people, parents/carers, and professionals who live within Australia.
Inspire My Kids
Kids can change the world. All they need is a little inspiration!
Welcome to the world's largest community of inspiration for kids.
8 Books About Real-Life Kids Who Changed the World
Sometimes reading stories about one child’s brave act, creative spark, or quiet determination is enough to inspire kids to believe that they have power just waiting to be discovered. Want to inspire your child, or just elevate reading time with your little one? Here are eight books about real life children who changed the world.
Healthy Schools
The Healthy Schools Network ACT has plenty of online goodies available to Canberra teachers and parents to access during this isolation period that may assist them with their efforts to continue engagement with students around health and well-being issues.
Happy Families Blog by Dr. Justin Coulson
A resources for parents! Justin delivers keynote speeches and workshops to boost wellbeing and improve relationships for parents, teachers and students. He has written several books and ebooks about parenting, including the 21 Days to a Happier Family and 9 Ways to a Resilient Child. Read his blog or listen to his podcast for positive parenting advice.
Bite Back
A resources for senior students. BITE BACK is an online interactive space where you can learn how to amplify the good stuff in life! Through our activities, videos and fact sheets you can learn how to increase your levels of wellbeing, deal with stress and harness your strengths so you can live your best life.
BITE BACK is anonymous. No real names: We like to be creative and make up fun and different usernames. Not only is it entertaining, it also has the added bonus of protecting everyone's identity. It means everyone can share their stories and express themselves in their entries and comments with complete honesty.
Helping Children Create a Calm-Down Place
A blog for parents.
Even on the most routine of days, it is certainly appropriate to need to use calm-down strategies. But now, with so many families experiencing a day-to-day reality that has been flipped on its head, it is likely that strong emotions are even more present in your home—for your child and for you!
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