Kia ora family and whanau
Below are links from Leading Lights - wellbeing portal for you to use to get through the next couple of weeks.
1. Games at Home - Healthy Games for Healthy Kids
2. Enjoying time with your kids!
3. Sparklers
4. Speaking to your tamariki about COVID - 19
5. Realtime Resilience
6. Te Rōpū Whakakaupapa Urutā
Managing Big Emotions
Healthy kids are happy kids!
A healthy lifestyle helps improve our energy and emotions.
HealthInfo offers practical advice and tips to help your child be healthy and active, including eating well, managing screen-time, and getting plenty of rest.
Small changes can have a big impact
Making even small lifestyle changes to physical activity, food, sleep routines, and screen-time can make a big difference to the health and happiness of your <family>.
Healthy Families recommends some websites to get you started creating change in your family.
Understanding our emotions
Knowing how our brains work helps us recognise and manage our emotions.
This animated video from Kids Want to Know explains why and how our brains respond to different situations: Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions [video, 6:47 minutes].
Helping kids keep calm
We all experience a range of emotions, but sometimes managing our big emotions can be challenging.
Tummy breathing through big emotions
Tummy breathing is a quick and easy way to use our body’s natural relaxation response to settle ourselves when we experience big emotions.
Sparklers suggests practical steps for the whole <family> to practice tummy breathing, and younger children will love the fun Sesame St video!
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