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Expectant (pregnant mothers)

Revisiting how to play with your child

Using PRIDE skills to play with children has many benefits including helping to increase their attention span, learn about emotions and how their actions affect others, builds a warm relationship with the adult and helps them with their speech. 

P- praising your child for specific things

R- reflecting what the child says

I- imitating what the child does

D- describing what the child is doing

E- being enthusiastic

Here's a video that demonstrates PRIDE skills:

  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9y9rnE1H94


Parents are encouraged to play with their children at least 5 minutes every day in this way. 

Sleep requirements for children and adolescents

Cleveland Clinic created this very succinct page of information on sleep requirements in children and adolescents. 

  

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/recommended-amount-of-sleep-for-children


There is also a link within the page, on advice that is useful if you are having trouble with your child's sleeping habits:


 https://health.clevelandclinic.org/toddler-wont-sleep-tips

Screen time recommendations

Several associations have noticed the impact of screen time on development. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has issued guidelines to help parent support their children's development. 


  

https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx


Important topics in children's mental health

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) also has a wide variety of resources for parents that can be accessed on  this website:

https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_Youth/Facts-for-Families/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Layout/FFF_Guide-01.aspx?hkey=fd45e409-3c3c-44ae-b5d4-39ba12e644b7

Teacher wellbeing

 

Supporting Your Own Mental Wellbeing


  • Hobbies
  • Incorporating relaxing activities into your schedule
  • Circle time for teachers to discuss good and bad times at the school and how they manage it.
  • Managing conflict among school staff
  • Working on values together (John Maxwell)


John Maxwell transformation tables

Ask yourself:

  • Am I ready to work on myself?
  • Would it benefit others around me to do that?
  • Invite 3 other people and each week discuss a value. How is each person living out that value?
  • Identify areas to grow and work on something,
  • Come up with specific actions in that area
  • The following week, discuss actions that were taken. 


Reflect on the gifts were you given (talents/things you are good at) and the challenges do you need to work on.


Are you open and flexible to trying new things?

Are you ready to accept your own strengths, use them and work on challenges?

Are you ready to learn more about yourself, particularly your immediate reactions that can affect others and why you have those reactions? For example, how do you react to shame? Do you lash out?

Mental Wellbeing Strategies

    A website for Caribbean Youth

    Young Caribbean Minds is a fascinating website created for Caribbean youth. There is so much to explore as it pertains to mental health on this website.

    https://www.youngcaribbeanminds.com/


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