Wellbeing Message Board
NEW service: Devon Family Advice Line
Exeter Community Initiatives have a new phone advice line for parents and carers across Devon.
ECI will offer advice on specific issues around your children, and/or family relationships, including any communication issues or conflict you might be having with partners or co-parents of your children. While this isn’t a replacement for more targeted support, ECI can offer a place to be heard, discuss a few tips on how to deal with a particular situation, or signpost you to an organisation which may be able to give you more help.
Call 01392 949059, lines open 10am – 2pm weekdays.
Some downloads you might find helpful:
Action for Happiness - Wellbeing Calendar for Joyful June.
Top ten tips for helping children to cope with change.
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Charlie's Yoga sessions
Charlie provides Yoga sessions for some of our children on a regular basis. She has put together some videos so that we can all have a try.
For children in KS2:
For children in KS1.
For more information, Charlie's website is: https://charlieyogadevon.com
Wellbeing Letters from Mrs L Jones
Wellbeing letter 9 - Resilience (16/6/20)
Wellbeing letter 8 - Coping with Change (1/6/20)
Wellbeing letter 7 - Am I OK / Are You OK? (18/5/20)
Wellbeing letter 6 - Connecting with Nature (11/05/20)
Wellbeing letter 5 - Self Esteem (5/4/20)
Wellbeing letter 4 - Sleep (27/4/20)
Wellbeing letter 3 - Mindfulness (20/4/20)
Wellbeing letter 2 - Managing Emotions and Sources of Support (13/4/20)
Wellbeing letter 1 - Our Mental Health (23/3/20)
Talking to your children about the coronavirus:
The British Psychological Society says it is vital to talk openly to children and reassure them about the changes they are seeing around them due to Coronavirus.
You can find more from them here
Exploring Happiness
Click on the heading for some resources about the importance of self help. This links to some activities in the Year 5 home learning booklet but other older children might also find this useful.
Coronavirus - A Book For Children
Nosy Crow is an award-winning, small, independent children’s book publisher.
We made this free digital book because we felt that children and parents might find it useful. We publish lots of different kinds of books for children aged 0-12.
You can find out about them here: www.nosycrow.com
Dave The Dog Is Worried About Coronavirus
This is another great book explaining what is going on in the world for younger children.
This report from Newsround might be helpful
Here are some downloads for you to talk to your children about (examples below)
Some children find that following a routine, or schedule, helps them to feel settled and safe.
This schedule has been shared online so we thought you might find it worth considering as an example.
Mrs Hollingsworth has shared this download designed to help talk to SEND children about the coronavirus.
Here are some more ideas to keep your children fit and active while they are at home.
Spiritual Wellbeing - here is a prayer you might find helpful at this time.
