For the children to explore what stressors they are currently facing in their lives and what coping mechanisms they can use to manage this stress. Allows the young people to evaluate whether their current methods of managing stress are effective and what they can do differently. Features ideas for strategies to cope with stress. This is perfect for those students approaching their mocks and exams.
An infographic that can be used a display or a print out for students/staff. Burn out can affect both students and staff, particularly around exam time. However, promoting healthy ways of stress management can counteract this, helping students and staff to stay healthy.
Help children to externalise their worries. Carrying lots of worries around all day can be exhausting. Feeding them to the worry monster can help them to let go of these worries until a later time when they can sit with parents/carers or teachers to problem solve or let these worries go.
A 34 page booklet filled with psychoeducation and activities taken from low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy. This booklet covers the following in a child-friendly way:
What is worry?
Where worry comes from.
The neuroscience of worry.
Thoughts, feelings, behaviour and body signals cycle.
When we may need help with worries.
Sorting worries into problems and hypothetical worries.
The worry river.
Worry monster.
Worry time.
Problem solving.
Breathing and distraction techniques.
Challenging negative thinking.
Positive self-help.
Where to get help.
This booklet should not be used in the place of medical advice. If you are concerned about a young person you are working with, seek medical advice. 999 or A&E in an emergency.
A self-care advent to use with your form or classes. Print out both sheets, cut three sides of the squares to make the doors and then stick on top of the other sheet. A self care activity will be hidden under each door.