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Kids Kindness Club
The School of Kindness aims to spread kindness and empower children by helping them to realise that the little choices they make every day have the power to change people’s lives, improve their own health and well-being, and ultimately change the world.
Being kind is the best thing anyone can be so the School of Kindness have a special club just for children called Kids Kindness Club and (best of all) it is free to join.
Please see the link below to join:
School of Kindness - Kids Clubs
Children's Mental Health Week - 1st to the 7th February 2021
Please find some links below to websites and activities ideas and resources to support your child's Mental Health.
Parents and Carers - Children's Mental Health Week 2021
Children's mental health | Every Mind Matters | One You (www.nhs.uk)
Mental Health and Wellbeing - Teaching Resources - BBC Teach
Mental Health and Well-Being Newsletter
Pastoral Support
Miss Critchley is contactable via email during the school day and may be able to offer support for families who need advice or who may be struggling during these times:
Hints and Tips
- It won’t be possible to replicate a full school timetable for a variety of reasons. If your child is struggling to keep up with the volume of work set please do not worry about this and just do the best you can.
- Stress and anxiety are normal responses to this unpredictable situation. Young people may show an increase in stress without being able to say why. Keep them updated on the coronavirus so that they do not have to ‘wonder’ but be mindful of how you discuss it so that it is not fear inducing. Reduce access to rolling news so that they can switch off and provide lots of reassurance.
- A consistent routine/predictable plan helps young people to feel secure about the plans for the day. It is often useful to involve children in creating this routine, so that they feel part of the plan, rather than having a plan imposed on them. You could display a routine using a timeline, or maybe pictures and visuals. It is important to encourage children to develop independence by referring to their own routine/plan.
- Life skills are an important part of a child’s development and this time at home could provide a great opportunity for your child to spend time with family members, sharing the workload and learning valuable life skills. The following is a list of suggestions; it is useful to note that almost any activity that you engage in with your children can incorporate life skills work.
Life Skill | Activity |
Communication | Lots of conversations Reminding them to take turns Reminding them to listen to other people’s contribution and responding directly about that |
Decision Making | Create their own visual timetable that includes all of the essential elements of the day |
Creative Thinking | Story Telling, Art and Crafts, Summarising, Compare and contrast conversations, Maths word problems |
Problem Solving | Can be done at any time when there is a task or chore that needs to be thought through. Simply talking through the process of defining a problem, analysing the cause and evaluating the solution will give the young person a system or process that they know they are able to use. |
Coping with Stress | Relaxation techniques, exercise, |
Cooking | Supporting parents to prepare meals understanding what makes a healthy menu Creating meals from basic store cupboard ingredients |
Shopping | Writing shopping lists, online shopping, costing, budgeting |
Planning | Use of calendar/schedule Planning menu for the week |
Housekeeping | Cleaning rota, helping with laundry
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The following links to books, advice, activities and websites may be useful to you and your child during these times:
