Wellbeing
Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
Whānau Rangitoto have been working to incorporate Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness into our daily programme to support our Wellbeing and Resilience.
Some suggestions
Stick to a routine: set your alarm,
Get outdoors for 30 mins per day, go for a walk, swim at the beach, explore
Find your retreat space
Notice the good in the world, find the helpers.
Help others
Find small things you can control
Engage in repetitive activities - colouring, knitting, running
limit online activity by setting a timer and sticking to it
Gratitude
Use chalk to make a drawing of all the things they are grateful for.
Draw or make a list of people, things or places they are grateful for.
At bedtime ask them three awesome things you did today.
Empathy
Ring or organise an online video call with family or friends
Make a card or picture that you can text or email to someone special.
Encourage a random act of kindness to a family member.
Mindfulness
Take the time to breathe, ask your children to show you the different breathing techniques we have been learning.
Take the time to listen-sit quietly, close your eyes and ask your child what 5 different sounds they can hear.
Take the time to feel, label the emotion, sit with it and discuss how this feels. e.g. excited-fizzy or tingly inside.
Do some mindful colouring.
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