We know how important our own well-being is, and sometimes this can get lost in our busy day to day. Our own well-being, and that of our family, is especially important now.

Here are some resources for families to support well-being and mindfulness.

If you, or any of your family, are finding the lockdown tough, please reach out to us at school and we can direct you to support networks.

• Take a listening walk - what do you hear?

• Really taste what you are eating

• Do a body scan - start at your toes and feel them move, then make your way up your body to your head

• Enjoy the silence - try to all stay silent for 5 mins to begin with

• Sit and breathe together

• Create a mindful jar - fill a jar with water and some environmentally friendly glitter. Shake the jar and watch the glitter settle.

• Go on a walking safari around your neighbourhood - look for bugs, creepy crawlies etc

• Set a time aside each day as a family to turn off devices and do something for yourselves.

For students in ACT Public Schools

If your ACT public school children and young people require extra help and assistance, our school psychologists area available to provide support through telehealth. To access the service, a booking request may be made via an online form or by calling 6205 1559 between 9:00am and 4:30pm.

Community Resources

• There are a range of services available for the ACT community to access if you need to reach out for support. ACT Health has pulled together links and phone numbers for these services.

• The ACT Health Website has some great information on how to support children, teenagers and families: ACT Health - Supporting Others

• The Australia Psychological Society has a range of great factsheets for general audiences, particularly coping with change during COVID-19, tips for coping with coronavirus anxiety, helping children transition back to school in the COVID-19 era. There are also three factsheets with tips for supporting students with learning difficulties and disabilities during online learning.

• Reachout has resources for teens with a main homepage for COVID resources including resources such as dealing with constant change due to COVID-19, dealing with uncertainty during coronavirus, stress about studying during coronavirus.