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Helping you and your children experience mental and emotional wellness with practical mindfulness that improves calm, connection and communication in your home.Can your child be a bad loser? Here’s how to work with uncomfortable feelings that are associated with losing.
https://vimeo.com/673739251 Winning feels great! Losing doesn't. When we lose, are defeated or feel like we've failed, we experience uncomfortable feelings. Often we see this is in competitions, sports, board games or tests. It doesn't FEEL good. And so we will do...
Why looking at animal qualities can help you talk and chat to your children about thoughts, feelings and emotions
If you or your child find it tricky to talk about how you're feeling or your emotional experiences, you can use animals to help you. Equipping yourselves with a variety of ways to talk and chat is really helpful so we're not just using...
Start talking to yourself and your children about the ‘Flavour of Feelings’
What are you favourite flavour of sweet? Which sweets do you choose first from a selection? Which ones don't you like but will eat when all the other ones have gone? Do you ever try one and realise it's nicer than you thought? Or the...
When thoughts or feelings are uncomfortable…
A recent trip to the dentist prompted me to share how we are able to divert our attention away from discomfort and into a safe, comfortable place. This is useful for children and adults alike because we often find ourselves...
Exploring A Smile
https://vimeo.com/755016853 Wipe any trace of emotion from your face. Have a 'blank canvas'. Now gradually and very slowly introduce a smile. Pay attention to all the parts of your face that 'feel' it. The lips, cheeks, eyes, hairline - really notice how the...
Making time for Self-Praise
It's easy to automatically focus on things we still haven't done, tasks we need to get better at and the constant urge to BE BETTER and DO BETTER in our lives. Schools are places of learning and as children learn one thing, they build on...
Managing feelings of loneliness
Loneliness is a feeling that is experienced. It is what many of us would label as uncomfortable and/or unenjoyable. We wouldn't choose to experience it and we'd love for our children to avoid it too. However, we don't often to get to pick and choose our feelings, they...
What to do when your mind goes blank during SATs, exam or school tests
Year 6 children, teachers and school staff in Learnful Schools watched this video to learn about how to help themselves when their mind goes blank in a test. The immediate emotional reaction is to get stressed... Body contracts and tenses Breath shallows and quickens...
How Children and School Staff Manage Unpleasant Emotions
Children and school staff in Learnful Schools watched this video to learn about dealing with unpleasant feelings. Watch the video, then read the comments and insights they made below! https://vimeo.com/671663697 Here’s what children (and adults) in Learnful Schools...
Summer Holiday Habit for Mental Wellness
Direct your thinking mind to pay attention to the good stuff with a daily, positive reflection practice.Suitable to share with your family, other parents, your children and fellow educators. https://vimeo.com/571158956 If you want to find out more about how I support...