WELLBEING

Wellbeing Support for Families and Children

We understand that now is a challenging time for our children and families and that some of the children may be finding the changes that they are experiencing difficult to understand and process. They might be feeling a range of difficult emotions and we would always recommend that you talk about what is happening with your child and listen to any concerns that they might have. If you feel that you would like further help with how to support your family during this time, we have put together a list of websites and contacts for you that might be useful. You are -of course- always welcome to discuss any issues that you have with your child’s class teacher via Class Dojo or by raising them during your weekly phone call with your staff contact and they will do their best to assist you.

For further information please read our Pupil Mental Health and Well being Policy 2020-2021 https://www.thornburyprimary.com/download/pupil-mental-health-and-emotional-well-being-policy-2020-2021

Supporting your child during Coronavirus:

The Young Minds website. This website is a fabulous source of information relating to child mental health. They have set up some guidance specifically relating to the Coronavirus pandemic, with helpful tips about how to manage your family’s wellbeing and mental health during this time.      https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/supporting-your-child-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/#supporting-your-family%E2%80%99s-wellbeing-during-isolation

10 handy tips from Young Minds on talking to your child about Coronavirus and how to help them:    https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families also have a lot of general information relating to children and young adult’s mental health and wellbeing. They have issued some guidance for children, young adults, their families and their teachers on how to support wellbeing and mental health during this time.     https://www.annafreud.org/what-we-do/anna-freud-learning-network/coronavirus/

Anna Freud have put together a comprehensive list of ideas, activities and recommendations for support for children, young adults and their families.  https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/

The NSPCC website – helpful hints on how to talk with your child about talking to your children about Coronavirus, how to deal with tantrums and behaviour that might be out of the ordinary, staying safe online, tips on how to manage your day if you are working from home whilst caring for your children and what to do if you are worried about the safety of a child that you may know.  https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/coronavirus-advice-suppport-children-families-parents/

The Children’s Society have put together advice about managing particular mental health conditions during the outbreak and on how to focus on self-care and building resilience.  https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/coronavirus-information-and-support

Mindfulness and relaxation activities for children

Mindfulness and relaxation activities can be really good for helping children to feel calmer, teaching them to relax and building resilience to deal with difficult emotions. Here are a list of videos relating to mindfulness and guided meditation that could be useful.

Square breathing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFdZXwE6fRE

Rainbow breaths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29e4rRMrV4

Mindfulness Meditation for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU

Guided Meditation Activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5K3pP2IUQ

Guided Mediation – Bring It Down – Flow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRkILioT_NA

Guided Meditation – On and Off – Flow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZP-TMr984s

Supporting your own wellbeing:

Whilst prioritising the wellbeing of their children, parents often forget to prioritise themselves. It is important that you make sure that you still look after your own physical and mental wellbeing at this time too, so we have also put together a few contacts that might be useful if you feel that you would like some further support with your mental health or wellbeing too.

Sharing Voices Bradford

Sharing Voices is a Bradford based charity who offer support with mental health. They can provide support in a range of languages, including English, Polish, Bengali, Gujerati and Urdu and are currently offering free counselling and one to one support on the phone.

Call them on 01274 947300

They are also running webinars via Zoom for young people aged 13-24 which may be useful for those of you who have older children.

Weekly Self-Care webinars take place on Fridays at 3pm.

Weekly Meditation and Relaxation webinars are on Mondays at 3pm.

If you’d like to register, contact Sarah Moghul on sarah.moghul@sharingvoices.org.uk or 07342804099

They are also running a men’s group and a women’s group via Zoom sessions too.

https://sharingvoices.net/strategies-to-cope-with-corona-virus-stress/

https://www.healthyminds.services/content-article/ivvcxliptp80mnvgapub?category=Anxiety

https://www.healthyminds.services/service-category/anxiety

Mind

Mind are a leading mental health charity and they have bases in both Bradford and Leeds. They can offer you support with mental health:

Mind in Bradford:

Kenburgh House

28 Manor Row

Bradford, West Yorkshire , BD1 4QU

Phone: General enquiries 01274 730 815

Phone: Telephone helpline – 01274 594 594

Email: admin@mindinbradford.org.uk

Website: http://www.mindinbradford.org.uk

Opening hours: Main Office Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

 

Mind in Leeds:

Clarence House

11 Clarence Road

Horsforth

Leeds, West Yorkshire , LS18 4LB

Phone: 0113 305 5800

Email: leeds.mind@leedsmind.org.uk

Website: http://www.leedsmind.org.uk/

Opening hours: Office – Monday to Thursday: 9am – 5pm. Friday: 9am – 4.30pm.

Reporting Domestic Abuse
West Yorkshire Police have created a simple online form to enable people to report domestic abuse directly to them and as an alternative to speaking on the phone. 

The information people provide on the form will be dealt with in the same way as any other report of domestic abuse.

Link: https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/report-it/report-domestic-abuse

 

 

 

 

 

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