WELCOME TO OUR WELLBEING PAGE!

Welcome to our Wellbeing page.   Here we will upload resources, links and news regarding wellbeing, mindfulness and mental health.  Check out some of the resources below!  

Relaxation, regulation techniques for children of all ages. PDST publication

Guided relaxation and guided breathing with P.D.S.T on soundcloud.

Guided visualisations as Gaeilge

mindfulness and relaxation

Listen and follow along to these mindfulness podcasts for relaxation. Mindfulness activities have been shown to have many benefits for children. Studies suggest that practicing mindfulness reduces stress and improves focus, self-esteem, empathy for others and sleep. Click on the image below to bring you to the podcasts!

cosmic kids yoga

Cosmic Kids Yoga is a huge hit with children.   Research has shown that yoga has many benefits for children. 
"Yoga and mindfulness have been shown to improve both physical and mental health in school-age children (ages 6 to 12). Yoga improves balance, strength, endurance, and aerobic capacity in children. Yoga and mindfulness offer psychological benefits for children as well. A growing body of research has already shown that yoga can improve focus, memory, self-esteem, academic performance, and classroom behavior, and can even reduce anxiety and stress in children."  ~Harvard Medical School
Cosmic KIids offers free yoga sessions based on fun topics that kids will love, including Harry Potter, Frozen, Trolls, Star Wars, Moana, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' and lots more!  Click on the image to try it out!

MINDFULNESS FOR CHILDREN 

Mindfulness is a great way for children (and adults!) to relax, relieve anxiety, and increase concentration.  We have been using mindfulness in schools for a few years now and children enjoy practicing it.  Here are some links with great ideas for introducing mindfulness at home, just click on the images.  

AT HOME WITH WEAVING WELLBEING FREE RESOURCE!

Outside the Box Learning Resources have produced a lovely journal to help children enhance their mental wellbeing through a range of activities, concentrating on positivity, gratitude, kindness, bravery, creativity and self-kindness.  Full of child-friendly and recommended for children 8-12 but some activities would also be enjoyed by younger children.  Available free from otb.ie, just click on the image to take you to the link!

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dept. of Education Advice for young people

The Department of Education has produced this information leaflet for young people about school closures due to Covid 19.  Just click on the image to take you to the link. 

the stay home superheroes!

It can be difficult to understand the huge changes which have taken place in our lives over the past weeks, but this lovely book written by Sophie Marsh (www.sophiesstories.co.uk) explains things in a very child-friendly way, helping children make sense of what is happening. I hope you like reading this book as much as I did!

Click on the picture to the left to read, or watch the video below, and remember, 
YOU  ARE ALL SUPERHEROES! ​

covid 19 time capsule

 Natalie Long of Long Creations ( https://www.facebook.com/LongCreations/) kindly produced this free printable which has been shared millions of times around the world.  This is a very strange time in all of our lives, and in our history.  This book offers a way for children to think about some of the more positive things in their lives at the moment, identify their feelings and emotions, as well as providing a memory for them to look at in years to come.  Click on the image for your free copy.