Practising Self-Care: 14 Tips For Updating Your Routine
It is common knowledge that looking after yourself is a key factor in happiness. However, in these challenging times it can be hard to implement positive, effective self-care habits. A report by the Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) in 2017, found that there is a growing necessity for effective self-care policy and reform. With self-care being […]
The Importance of Resilient Children In a Digital Age
Have you ever seen a child try to do something they’ve never done before and just give up because they fail and it just seems all too hard? Only to watch their friend do the same thing, also fail but then try again, sometimes several times, until they get it right. I think we can […]
Update: How to Reduce Anxiety in our Young People
During uncertain times like these it is hard for adults and children not to feel some anxiety. Anxiety is a natural process for the mind to process troubles and problems in our lives. But when anxiety starts to become overwhelming, it is necessary to have some processes in place to overcome anxiety and develop coping […]
3 Reasons Why Being Self Conscious is a Good Thing
You know that feeling of someone looking at you with deep appreciation? Acknowledgment of what you have done for them. Gratitude for you? If you’re an educator somewhere in the world you certainly should have! Because it’s happening for you right now! One good thing to come out of this crisis is the universal appreciation […]
Anxiety and Our Children
In our most recent Life Skills webinar series Nikki and I spoke about anxiety in our children and what we can do to help them navigate these uncertain times. A recent report by the Blackdog Institute found that common consequences of disease outbreaks (like COVID-19) include anxiety and panic, depression, anger, confusion and uncertainty, and financial stress, […]
Managing Large Emotions
Managing large emotions was the topic for Nikki and my discussion in our recent webinar. Thank you to everyone who joined us. It’s wonderful to have so many engaged, caring, switched on parents and teachers participating in these discussions. Please continue to send in your questions and also requests for future webinar topics. We love […]
Improving Educator Wellbeing during COVID-19
Teachers play an important and influential role in the lives of their students, in their families and the community. Their duties and responsibilities extend far beyond meeting learning outcomes, to caring for the social and emotional needs of their students. The pandemic has caused undue stress to families, students, and teachers. We want to help […]
Practical Advice on Implementing and Measuring Whole-School Wellbeing
What is Whole-School Wellbeing? A whole school approach recognises that all aspects of the school community can impact positively upon students’ health, safety and wellbeing. This includes all those who care and are affected by the decisions the school makes: Students; Teachers; Senior leadership team; Support staff; Board of Trustees or Board of Governors; Parents […]
10 Ways Teachers Can Bring a Wellbeing Focus Back to School
Transitioning back to school can be a challenging time for both teachers and students, especially given the social and emotional impact of COVID-19 on our lives over the past year. To ease your students back to school, we have compiled a list of 10 ways you can focus on wellbeing in those first few days […]
Identifying, Understanding and Managing Emotions – A Best Practice Guide for Teachers
This best practice guide will highlight the steps to implement Life Skills GO to track student wellbeing throughout the day and school year, provide guided digital and physical lessons to improve student skills in their ability to identify, understand and manage their emotions, and measure progress across each student, classroom and an entire school. Step […]