Supporting Student Wellbeing

Tips for Parents on how to support your child/youth's exam stress

check out the School Mental Health Ontario page on managing exam stress HERE

Student Quick Tips for Managing Exam Stress

Strategies for before and during exams

30 min min-webinar on dealing with exam anxiety for students

Tips for Talking to Teens    

Resisting the Marshmallow Video

Self Regulation for Children - Today's Parent

Parenting for the Brain website 

Paper on Emotional Regulation in Children

Understanding your Brain "Flip Your Lid"

Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions - video for younger children

Lives in the Balance - information on collaborative problem solving with children and youth

Thought Changing Strategies 

Anxiety Canada Website    

49 Phrases to Calm an Anxious Child   

Keeping it Positive

Challenging Worries and Anxious Thoughts

Dealing with Problems in Structured Way

Supporting Kids in Changing Times

Helping Children & Teens Cope with COVID Anxiety

Free Downloadable PDFs from Anxiety Canada - lots of resources

Supporting Kids in Changing Times

Keeping it Positive

COVID19 Parenting: Structure Up 

Comic about COVID

Helping Children and Teens Cope with COVID Anxiety

PDF Children's Book about COVID 19  

Pandemic Parenting Website  

Jack.org Website   

COVID19 Parenting: Keep it Positive

COVID 19 Parenting: Keep Calm and Manage Stress

COVID19 Parenting: Talking about COVID

COVID19 Parenting: One on One time

Suicide Prevention During COVID 19

First Peoples Wellness Circle: Mental Health During COVID 19   

Child Friendly Video on Understanding COVID19 WHO Helping Kids Cope with COVID Stress  

A conversation with SMHO Black staff celebrating Black Brilliance:  A love letter to Black students

12 Easy , Fun, Home Activities to Boost Mental Wellbeing 

Healthy Activities to Do at Home 

Tools for Building Relationships and Connections

Today's Parent Website

5-Minute Fun Activities

Calming and Grounding Exercises for High School Students - video

Cultivating Positive Mental Health with Gratitude - video

Various videos for kids and youth from the UGDSB student website

Breathing Exercises                      

Distraction Techniques for Calming

Teaching a Child Calm Breathing

Muscle Relaxation

Gratitude Activities

5 Minute Yoga

12 Easy, Fun Activities to do at Home

Video modules from Children and Youth Grief Network

How to Recognize Childrens Grief How to Support a Grieving Child 4 Common Concerns for Grieving Child/Youth

What to Say/What Not to Say

Other Resources and Printables

Supporting Your Grieving child      How to Support a Friend Who is Grieving  After a Loss: Tips for Students

Helping Young Children Cope with Traumatic Grief         Weathering The Storm: Modules for parents supporting grieving children

A Map of Resources and Websites to help you find what you need

Supports Related to Grief and Loss

Nightingale Center

Opioids 101 - what youth need to know

Opioids & Fentanyl - what parents need to know

Reaching Out - for youth by youth

Self Care 101 - for youth by youth 

No Problem Too Big or Too Small - resource for youth by youth

Protect Kids - lots of useful information about online safety

Binary Tattoo: Privacy Settings - short video

Binary Tattoo: Safeguarding your Online Presence - short video

Binary Tattoo Online Safety for Parents - short video

Binary Tattoo: Online Safety Tips Elementary- PDF

Binary Tattoo: Online Safety Tips for Secondary

Binary Tattoo: Online Reputations - PDF

Glossary of Terms from EGALE (English) Glossary of Terms from EGALE (French)

The 4 Components of Human Identify from EGALE (english)   The 4 Components of Human Identify from EGALE (french)

COMPASS 2SLGBTQIA+ Support Line opening Oct 4, 2021

Noticing Mental Health Concerns in Your Child - PDF 

How to Support Mental Health during COVID

Prepare. Prevent. Respond. A Suicide Prevention Guide for Parents and Families

Quick Guide for Youth Suicide Prevention

Talking About Mental Health: March 2021 - Mindfulnes

Talking About Mental Health: February 2021 - Healthy Lifestyle (English) (Tigrigna) (Vietnamese) (Arabic) (Nepali) (Spanish)

Talking About Mental Health: January 2021 - Self Compassion (English) (Tigrigna)

Talking About Mental Health: October 2020 - Mentally Healthy Return to School

Talking About Mental Health: June 2020 - Uncertainty, self care and community

Talking About Mental Health: February 2020 - Stress and tests

Talking About Mental Health: January 2020 – Starting the year mindfully

Talking About Mental Health: December 2019 – Give the gift of resiliency

Talking About Mental Health: November 2019 – Mental Health and Nature

Talking About Mental Health: October 2019 – Managing all the stresses of back-to-school

Talking About Mental Health: May 2019 – May 6-10 is Mental Health and Well-being Week

Talking About Mental Health: April 2019 – Jump-start your brain this spring

Talking About Mental Health: March 2019 – Random Acts of Kindness

Talking About Mental Health: January 2019 – Getting outdoors this winter

Talking About Mental Health: November 2018 – Spending time in nature

Talking About Mental Health: October 2018 – Building resilience 

Talking About Mental Health: September 2018 – Heading back to school

Talking About Mental Health: June 2018 – Having a successful shift from school to summer

Talking About Mental Health: May 2018 – Child and Youth Mental Health and Well-being Week