Let's Talk About Kids' Mental Health
This week we offer sound, professional advice and fun activities to support you and your kids' well-being.
It’s Bell Let’s Talk Day this Thursday, so we’re devoting this Insiders’ edition to advice and activities that support your kids’ mental and emotional well-being — topics many of us parents and caregivers find ourselves intimately familiar with during the ongoing pandemic.
Now more than ever, every action counts. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of Bell’s Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. Join The Conversation.
To help you spread the word about mental health, Bell has created a toolkit that includes a conversation guide and helpful templates for use in schools, communities, and workplaces. >> Get The Toolkit
Insiders' Q&A with Jane Kristoffy: educational strategist and author of 'Launch Your Kid.'
We sat down with Jane to talk about strategies for parents and caregivers to help overcome the mental and emotional challenges children face while learning remotely during the pandemic. >>Read on.
This Week’s Activities:
Mindfulness - Body Scan
Mindfulness meditation is a simple, yet powerful practice you can participate in with your kids; even a few minutes helps calm the mind. Namaste. >>Here’s how
Rainbow Walk
A mindfulness rainbow walk is a great way to get your body in motion to help rest your mind.
Take a walk and look for something red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
Keep going through the colours, in order, until the end of your walk. >>Read on…
Fun Family Fitness Class!
The mental benefits of physical exercise are well known. Why not make it a family affair with this fun, low-maintenance fitness class brought to you by ViBE Dance & Fitness. >>Feel The ViBE!
Focus Your Mind With This Digital Escape Room
Students in grades 4-8 at Park Street Education worked collaboratively to create this digital escape room experience by applying what they’ve studied in class, including puzzles and brainteasers. Have fun while testing your knowledge of science, math, english, french and more.
More about Park Street:
Park Street Education is continuing full-time enrollment for grades 4-8. Additionally, weekly supplemental after-school classes in French, English and STEM begin on Jan 4th. Go to www.parkstreetedu.com for more.