Spring is a time of renewal, and we are happy to share that our Building Healthy Kids webpage will have new topics to help families navigate change and the many events taking place in the Spring.
As of April 1st, you can find information on managing change with a mental health toolbox, coping with exam and test stress, talking to teens about vape and alcohol use, things to consider when preparing for prom, such as spa safety, staying safe outdoors, and much more! This Spring, York Region Public Health is your one-stop shop for building healthy kids!
If you are looking to build healthy habits through daily movement, nutritious meals, and mental health promotion strategies, check out this great family resource!
Click here for more tips, tricks and resources!
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THRIVELANDIA
ThriveLandia is an online resource filled with fun learning activities for kids and teens (ages 10-17) to help them thrive at school and at life; in other words to be resilient. It’s been adapted by Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada from the well-known, Toronto Metropolitan University program, ThriveTMU, which helps post-secondary students develop abilities for thriving that will serve them throughout their lives.
Based on her research in the field of Positive Psychology, Dr. Diana Brecher’s Five Factor Model of Resilience comprises five fundamental aspects of thriving–mindfulness, gratitude, optimism, self-compassion, and perseverance–which are the core pillars of ThriveTMU and have been used to create the lands of ThriveLandia.
Click HERE to view a list of councils and clubs
Click HERE to learn more about CYBER ESSENTIALS
Click HERE to learn more about ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Click HERE to learn more about NAVIGATING CONNECTED WORLDS
Click HERE to learn more about your DIGITAL LIFE AND WELL BEING
Are you troubled by parenting-related challenges concerning teens or young adult children?
Click HERE to find a support group in your area. Some of the issues that parents bring to HOPE include the following:
school-related concerns (e.g. truancy, suspensions etc...)
mental health concerns
substance misuse
conflicts with the law
verbal or physical abuse
It is important to talk about it with your kids
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Grief is a universal experience that affects everyone throughout their lives. All students inevitably face a variety of life changes, which may include the death of a fellow student, a family member, a pet, a staff member, or an individual in the school community. Young people also grieve over other impactful non-death related losses and transitions. Many students will endure the breakup of families, loss of friendships, relocating communities, serious illness in the family, or having a family member incarcerated. Students not only react to death in their own lives, but also respond to the crises in the world around them, including local tragedies, natural disasters, and wars. Each of these instances can trigger a grief response. Regardless of the circumstances, researchers recognize that grief has academic, behavioural, and emotional implications within the classroom (Bowie 2000).
Though talking about death can be challenging, emotional, and awkward at times, it is important that the experience of grief is shared and supported in compassionate ways. Children and youth who are grieving don't need supporters to tell them how to grieve, or attempt to fix their grief. What they do need is to have people in their lives who can teach them that grief is a natural and healthy process. For more information on understanding and assisting children with their grief click HERE.
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