Wellbeing

The videos below offer a range of advice about children's wellbeing. 

Pooky Ponders: Why do some kids misbehave? | Meic Griffiths - Creative Education

Learning from angry, aggressive or anxious meltdowns using the '5 Whys' approach - YouTube

Angry Outbursts: using anger rules to keep children (and us) safe - YouTube

4 ideas for supporting a child with anxiety - YouTube

Window of Tolerance - a simple tool for emotional regulation - YouTube

Box Breathing Technique - simple strategy to calm anxiety - YouTube

Just B Emotional Wellbeing Support 

Just ‘B’ provides emotional wellbeing support to primary and secondary schools in our area. This service aims to provide children and young people with a space to share, explore and develop an understanding of their lives and emotional responses. 

https://justb.org.uk/schools-support/

Additional Emotional Support 

The Go-to 

The Go-to is a new mental health website for supporting children and young people in North Yorkshire. 

Please see the attached guidance and link to access this resource. 

https://www.thegoto.org.uk/

Elsa Support 

The link below offers free emotional support resources. 

https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/category/free-resources/coronavirus-support/

Compass Phoenix (formerly Compass Buzz and Reach) 

Compass Phoenix is a free, confidential health and wellbeing service for children and young people between the ages of 5-19. 

It’s also available for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) up to the age of 25. 

The Compass Phoenix service is for those children and young people who may benefit from receiving early help and prevention of harm work in relation to mild to moderate emotional wellbeing and mental health issues. 

The aim of the service is to improve outcomes for children and young people’s mental health by strengthening the range of mental health support available to children and young people. 

https://www.compass-uk.org/services/compass-phoenix/  

Growing Healthy North Yorkshire – Healthy Child Team 

The Healthy Child Team promote and protect the health and wellbeing of all children and young people aged 5 to 19. They work with children, young people and families to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about health, and to support them in transitioning safely and happily into adult life.  On their website they provide useful information for children and their families including sleep, e-safety and emotional health. 

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/services/childrens-services/growing-healthy-north-yorkshire/ 

Mrs Gotts-Smith has recorded a dance routine for you to learn with her, enjoy! 

Click on the links below for the earlier sections of the routine. 

Section 1:  https://youtu.be/Cvia1xBm2wk 

Section 2 part 1

Section 2 Part 2

Section 3 part 1

Section 3 part 2

Section 3 part 3

Section 4 part 1

Section 4 Part 2: https://youtu.be/w23W77040gM 

Dance 2: Jess Glynn- Don't be so hard on yourself 

Section 1: https://youtu.be/Qh0qvEsMItM 

Section 2: https://youtu.be/u8kbra7bocc 

Dance 3: Don't Need Love 

Section 1 Part 1: https://youtu.be/sF1RYTnbIpE 

Section 1 Part 2: https://youtu.be/rfnQ2VtPDZ4 

Section 2 Part 1: https://youtu.be/ykchvUTRw9w 

Section 2 Part 2: https://youtu.be/uDrzUWHGjRI 

Section 3 Part 1: https://youtu.be/9Muw6NKWyqA 

Section 3 Part 2: https://youtu.be/l0Z3a_XKDXI 

Internet Safety

The links below offer a range of advice for parents relating to online safety. This information is particularly relevant during the current situation as many children will be accessing the internet more frequently. 

• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online) 
• Online safety advice https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/Support-tools/home-activity-worksheets/ 
• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online) 
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online) 
• LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online) 
• Net-aware (support for parents and careers from the NSPCC) 
• https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/parents-guide-for-safe-youtube-and-internet-streaming-for-kids/