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"A strong body is a good asset. A strong mind is a very good asset." Rickson Gracie
Feed your mind with a good book!
Feed your mind with a good book!
Having a healthy and strong body and mind are important - knowing who you are, taking care of your mental health, and being confident in your own skin are all included. What do you do to take care of our body and mind? While we are all different and unique, we are all also just human beings, each doing our best to make sense of the world and add something positive to it.
Minding Your Minutes
Minding Your Minutes
Twenty minutes of reading. Sixty minutes of exercise. Eight to ten hours of sleep. Less than two hours of screen time. These are the general daily recommendations for a healthy middle schooler.
Keep a log for the week. Track how much time you spend reading, exercising, sleeping, and on a device.
Predict how many minutes you spend on each activity.
At the end of the week, review your daily minutes.
Do you meet the recommendations? What adjustments could you make?
Challenge the members of your family to keep a log of their own minutes and make their own predictions.
Self Care: Daily Healthy Habits
Self Care: Daily Healthy Habits
In addition to exercise, we've listed other healthy habits that good for your body and mind.
eat fruits and vegetables
spend time outside
exercise dailys
limit screen time
sleep at least 8 hours each night
brush my teeth at least twice a day
give myself time to relax
drink water
How many of these healthy habits do you already do every day?
Which ones do you want to do more of?
What are some other healthy habits that you do that are not on the list?
Self Care: Mental Health
Self Care: Mental Health
Mental Health encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Caring for your mental health is just as important as caring for the health of your body. One way to care for your mental health is to know what helps you feel better when you are sad or stressed.
What do you do to feel better when you are sad or stressed?
find a quite place to sit
listen to music
watch a favorite show
play with a pet
spend time outside
talk with a trusted friend or family member
At both Dartmouth and Union middle schools, there are trusted adults and counselors that you could reach out if you'd like additional support. Once school starts, be sure to look out for their Google Forms to request an appointment.
Identify a trusted adult that you could go to for support, if you needed to. Talk to them about healthy ways that they navigate their feelings and/or deal with stress.
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