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Learning Mentor Advice and Wellbeing

This page contains advice and suggestions from Mrs Solkin, our Learning Mentor.

 Email: solkinc.gcp@schools.sefton.gov.uk

Recommended by Mrs Solkin:

Every Mind Matters

Mentally Healthy Schools

Every Mind Matters

NHS Every Mind Matters

Click on the image for an excellent NHS resource for parents/carers.

It addresses information on coronavirus worries, how to sleep better, looking after children and young people, working from home, mental wellbeing while staying at home and what to do if you feel lonely.

Hey Sigmund

Mentally Healthy Schools

Every Mind Matters

Hey Sigmund

 This site has a number of articles for parents and carers to help children who may be anxious during the coronavirus pandemic.  Click the green button or image.

Hey Sigmund

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools brings together quality-assured mental health resources, information & advice for primary schools in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness

Mentally Healthy Schools

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier and more caring society, where people care less about what they can get just for themselves and more about the happiness of others. Their monthly calendars are packed with actions you can take to help create a happier and kinder world.  Download them below.

Liverpool CAMHS

Action for Happiness

Liverpool CAMHS

Liverpool CAMHS

Liverpool  CAMHS aim to promote the mental health, emotional and wellbeing of all children, young people and their families/carers. Click on the logo above to access a range of useful websites and apps, and to find out more. As part of the Liverpool Whole School Approach to Mental Health, LIverpool CAMHS have put together a collection of resources that will help you to support children and young people during social distancing. They have only provided links to sources they think are appropriate and suitable, but we do recommend parents/carers check any resource is suitable for their child before leaving them alone with it. The school have not checked the links. Click the green button.

Liverpool CAHMS Wakelet Supporting Children During Social Distancing

Young Minds

Action for Happiness

Liverpool CAMHS

Young Minds website link

Young Minds  have lots of practical advice and tips on supporting your child - from how to encourage your child to open up about their feelings to dealing with mental health services.  The image links to the parents page and there are also pages for young people and professionals.

Alder Hey Hospital

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Alder Hey Hospital

Alder Hey Facts

Alder Hey Hospital has made this video as it can be difficult to find the words to explain coronavirus to young children. This useful guide helps, answering some of the most frequently asked questions 

Bully Busters

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Alder Hey Hospital

Bully Busters

The Bully Busters website has advice for parents as well as children. There is help about what bullying is and what it isn't; how to spot it and what action to take. There is also a helpline 0800 169 6928.

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

Sesame Street - Exploring Emotions

The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery

Sesame Street - exploring emotions

Feelings come in all shapes and sizes. 

 When you help children express and understand their emotions, you’re helping them to overcome challenges, understand others, and communicate. In simple everyday ways, you can give them important tools that will help them handle big feelings, little ones, and every feeling in between. 

The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery

Mrs Solkin recommends  'The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery’ - a therapeutic story to help primary aged children explore feelings about returning to school.

If you prefer, it can also be read and downloaded from the PDF version below.

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

How to not go to school eBook

Written by a primary school teacher, Mr Forde,  Parsley Mimblewood is a home-schooled kid who sees herself as something of an expert on “How to NOT go to School”. The story follows her daily whimsical adventures along with her 11 animals and 7 imaginary friends. Each chapter explores an issue that might be weighing on children’s minds at the moment such as missing friends, dealing with emotions and feeling cooped up. 

Click on the image.

There is an option to donate to NHS Charities Together.

eBook - Everybody Worries

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook - How to NOT go to School - Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World

eBook Everybody Worries

This is a very good picture book that explains that we all worry about different things, including the pandemic. Especially for the younger members of our Great Crosby family.  

NHS Leaflets

NHS Self Help Leaflets

Click on the image above for NHS leaflets to support our Great Crosby Families.

Topics covered:

abuse, alcohol, anxiety, bereavement, Anger, depression, domestic abuse, eating disorders, food for thought, health anxiety, hearing voices, obsessions and compulsions, panic, post traumatic stress, prison support, depression and low mood for partners.

These leaflets all have links to further services and support.  

If you need any help in these areas for local agencies please contact Mrs Solkin at

solkinc.gcp@schools.sefton.gov.uk

Diabetes Awareness

Diabetes Awareness

Click on the image for more information about the symptoms that could indicate Type 1 diabetes. Download the Diabetes Awareness document below. 

Download PDF

Place 2 Be - Parenting Smart

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Place 2 Be Parenting Smart

 There are a wide range of topics including bedtime, gaming habits, sibling rivalry, bereavement, mealtimes, transition, anxiety.  There are articles and videos to support each area. 

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Ollee, the digital friend

 Ollee is a digital friend for children aged 8-11 – created by Parent Zone and funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me Initiative. It helps them explore feelings around school, family, friends and the world – and share advice with a parent or trusted adult.

Children can tell Ollee how they’re feeling and it will give them ideas about what to do. If they’re not sure, Ollee will help them figure it out. 

Together, parents and children can share Ollee’s advice and talk about feelings together through connected accounts. The app is on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

Find Out More About Parent Zone - Digital Friend Ollie

Action for Happiness Calendar

Joyful June 2022

Try doing the daily activity.

Action for Happiness Downloads

Download the current and previous Action for Happiness calendars

Action for Happiness Joyful June 2022 (pdf)

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Action For Happiness Meaningful May 2022 (pdf)

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Action For Happiness Active April 2022 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Mindful March 2022 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness February_2022 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness February_2022_accessible (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Happier January 2022_accessible (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Happier January 2022 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Do Good December 2021 Accessible (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Do Good December 2021 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness New Ways November 2021 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness New Ways November 2021 Accessible (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Optimistic October 2021 (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Optimistic October 2021 Accessible (pdf)

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Action for Happiness Self-Care September 2021 (pdf)

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The Little Elf and the Flowers of Hope and Bravery

Download PDF

Lucy's in Lockdown

Download this free e-book

Children's Mental Health Week 1st - 5th February

Express Yourself Video

Children's Mental Health Week is Mon 1st to Fri 5th Feb. These resources are from Liverpool CAMHS:

Celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week, from 1-5 February, the Liverpool Whole School Approach CAMHS Partnership and The Liverpool Learning Partnership will be hosting a series of live-streamed events. Click the image to watch an introductory video.

The free events are aimed at children, families and school staff.

What’s happening?

  • Author-led sessions from Karl Nova, Dom Conlon and Marie Basting delivered as part of the Liverpool Learning Partnership Reading Festival
  • A session for parents/carers looking at how to support their own wellbeing whilst supporting their child.
  • Daily Xpress sessions delivered by Merseyside Youth Association’s RAISE Mental Health Promotion Team. Each session will feature a wellbeing theme, a creative activity and a daily challenge.
  • A wellbeing session for school-staff with a focus on creativity and expression.

Mixed Mondays – looking at the different feelings and emotions that we experience

Talk Tuesdays – thinking about words to express feelings and build resilience

What number Wednesday?  Looking at expressing how we feel on a scale of 1-10

Tame it Thursday – thinking about how feels make us behave and how we can tame big feelings

Feel good Friday – thinking about the things that make us feel good.

Liverpool CAMHS Partnership Website

Childrens Mental Health Week Website

The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is Express Yourself.

Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. It is about finding a way to show who you are, and how you see the world, that can help you feel good about yourself.

As parents and carers, you play an important role in your child’s mental health. 

Click the button for free resources. 

Parents and Carers
Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools - The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, has produced a toolkit of resources for children, parents and carers to have mental health conversations, helping children to express their feelings. 

Mentally Healthy Schools Toolkit

School Health Team Downloads

School Nurses Parent Letter (pdf)

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