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Covid-19 Advice & Support
Information
The HSC Regional Integrated Support for Education NI (RISE NI) has launched a RISE NI website for Parents – giving access to information, useful leaflets, how to contact the team and how to access a parenting programme. This might be very useful to the share with parents and as a resource for the Safeguarding team and SENCO.
BARNARDOS has launched a new Barnardo’s Education Community website – to help in supporting pupils during the pandemic. There are some free helpful bitesize ‘how to’ videos, staff wellbeing ideas, and training event opportunities.
Free mental health awareness sessions
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parents-and-carers-mental-health-awareness-session-tickets-135829683239?aff=eand
Amid the Covid 19 pandemic, supporting the wellbeing of children has never been so important. Please see the link below to discover a 'Safeguarding Children 10 Top Tips Parent' Resource.This resource is designed to offer advice on how parents can safeguard their children's mental health and promote their wellbeing and is available as a document and short video presentation.
5 tips below to support wellbeing
Anne Lammott quote is so true!
'The most profound thing we have to offer our children is our own healing.'
1. BE PRESENT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
The simplest way to do this is to BREATHE. Take a full, deep breath and listen to the sounds of your breath rising and falling and use the sound to quiet your thoughts. You can also say, ‘I am inhaling. I am exhaling’ to yourself as you breath to support quieting your mind.
2. PRACTICE GRATITUDE
When you consciously turn your attention to something you’re grateful for in the moment, you’re brought right into the present and also seeing it through a positive lens.
3. VALUE SELF-CARE AS YOUR TOP PRIORITY
It can be especially difficult for women and mothers to prioritize self-care. I can speak for myself in saying it can feel selfish, and it also conflicts with the idea that in order to succeed, things need to be difficult. Yet, if you don’t give yourself time for self-care, you won’t have the energy to carry through with all the other things that are important to you.
4. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN POSITIVITY
Aim to bring as much joy and positivity in your life as you can, with your mindset, the environments you live, work and play in and the people you surround yourself with.
5. DECLUTTER
There’s fascinating research on the connection between clutter and mental health, especially in women. The more we work on it and also declutter with old stories and ideas, the more it creates space for new energy, new ideas and new opportunities.
Click to read more and some examples of each
