Tip #6: Caring & Nurture - Connecting in Nature
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Tip #6: Caring & Nurture - Connecting in Nature
Our films are for parents, carers and teachers of young children - we hope you enjoy these tips from our friend Alis - headteacher, mindfulness and life coach.
Tip number 6 is all about Nurture.
Research shows that taking care of someone or something else has enormous effects on our own sense of agency and value. The idea that we can help nurture something into life adds such value to our own existence that it supports mental health and emotional wellbeing in a huge way.
Delayed gratification - Much research has also been undertaken on the importance of teaching our children to wait for things in life. Waiting patiently, delaying that gratifying feeling of having something, builds skills such as resilience, perseverance and calmness.
Creation/wonder of new life - awe and wonder are emotions that all children should have experience of feeling - often! These emotions help develop a sense of spirituality, of something greater than ourselves. They are humbling and help our mental health by encouraging a different perspective or viewpoint on the world around us and how we fit into it.
We created this series to think about mental health with a focus on “Connecting in Nature”. There are 7 films with our wonderful headteacher, life coach and yoga instructor, Alis Rocca, who talks about the themes of Connecting in Nature and about how you and your students or you and your family can be in nature and how it can impact your mental health.
Why not watch the other films in this series for more ideas about how to think about how Nature can be part of our health and wellbeing? • Wellbeing tips for young children
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These films range from short films with tips on how to help children look after their mental health to insights into tips for teachers in the classroom if their students are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, neurodiverse or neurodevelopmental issues, or how to handle disclosures from children to anxiety about covid or going back to school.
If you work with young children our Mental Health tips for Teachers of young children Playlist is a great way to find out more ways to support children with additional needs:
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Our films range from tips for teachers in the classroom can use if their students are experiencing symptoms of mental illness, neurodiverse or neurodevelopmental issues, to handling disclosures from children, anxiety about covid or going back to school. We also have short films with tips on how to help children look after their mental health.
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