Wellbeing

We have linked our enterprise topic with wellbeing. We talked about the pandemic and how we could help people to feel positive. We talked about making cards and then thought about bracelets too.

We have been out and about exploring nature. We took plenty of photos and we made films to connect with our senses. These will be added soon.

www.happymaps.co.uk

HappyMaps website is a single hub of reliable, up-to-date and professional advice on mental health problems in children and young people. It covers many common problems including anxiety, self-harm, tics, gender dysphoria, ADHD, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts and much more. It also has a pre-school section for issues such as sleep, behaviour, and fussy eating.

The website has already had over 56,000 users so far, with great feedback from parents, teachers, doctors and others working with young people. Resources are continually updated and we have added new pages such as “Best Apps for Mental Health” and “Mental Health during Covid ”. Although the website is aimed at parents, we have recently also added a “Self-help page for Young People” and a “Professionals” section with resources for teachers.

HappyMaps is a charity and has just received funding through The National Lottery Community Fund. This will see the website expand further and be adapted in response to parent feedback-we are particularly keen to reach parents from all communities.

Reading Well for Children in your local library 

Reading Well for Children is a list of books to provide children and their families and carers with information, advice and support for coping with feelings and worries, daily life and getting through a tough time 

Books have been chosen and endorsed by leading health professionals (NHS England, Mind, the Royal College of GPs, the School Library Association, and colleagues from public libraries) and co-produced with children and families.  

The booklist is targeted at children in Key Stage 2 (aged 7-11) but includes a wide range of reading levels to support less confident readers, and to encourage children to read together with their siblings and carers. 

The list covers: 

• Maintaining good mental health and wellbeing  
• Understanding and managing feelings  
• Dealing with worries  
• Navigating the world around you (at school, online, in the news) 
• Dealing with tough times (when someone dies, trauma, when a parent/carer has mental health needs) 
• Living well specific diagnosed conditions (including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), OCD and physical disabilities)