By Barb Bellesini The pandemic, and bushfires in Australia, have left everyone effected in some way. Loss of:- Privileges, jobs, homes, family contact, travel, sport, gyms, medical support, weddings, lives, funerals, celebrations, visitors, even toilet paper!! There is also loneliness, isolation, depression and uncertainty. It will effect some now, others Read more…
By Barb Bellesini How can we make wearing masks ‘Normal?’ It is a reality now that COVID-19 is with us. In Melbourne and all over the world, we have been advised to wear masks. How do we make this OK with children? Some can be frightened by them. One great Read more…
By Barb Bellesini Anxiety and fear is all around us as we face this Pandemic of Carona Virus. We DO have a choice about how it effects our state of mind and our health. And there are strategies that CAN help. Research from 2009 swine Flu showed fear of the Read more…
Routine at any time helps you feel safer and less anxious.
http://picasion.com/gl/9Qab/ by Barb Bellesini This powerful anti-bullying video was put together by students who had been bullied. I suggest it is good for students from 11-19. Their message is ‘Stand up. Stand together. Don’t be a bystander.’ The sound track is ‘Fix It’ by Coldplay. Never be Read more…
http://picasion.com/gl/a2LE/ by Barb Bellesini What is something YOU do to make yourself feel better?? Self Talk can either harm or help you! If your Self Talk is Negative and Unhelpful- a FIXED MINDSET, then it can be harmful and stop you from progressing or changing, whereas Helpful Positive Self Talk is Read more…
glitter maker What IS Self Talk? Get a pen and paper and write down the first thing that comes to mind when you read these words: Dog Cat Breakfast school homework fly If you did this with a class of 24 students, you would get an average of 10- 25 Read more…
Feelings and emotions by Barb Bellesini We are talking about feelings and emotions. Everything we have covered is just as true for adults as it is for children. We have been playing a game called Face to Face, where children make a face and the other copies. Sometimes this causes laughter and happiness, Read more…
glittertextmaker.inf by Barb Bellesini ALL FEELINGS are OK, as long as WHAT we DO with them doesn’t HURT or HARM anybody else or get us into trouble. All levels have been talking about feelings and these are some of their responses: Your body will give you signs if Read more…
The Middles have been talking about ways to manage their feelings. They have been revisiting ways to make themselves calm down so they don’t let their feelings get out of control and hurt themselves or anybody else. They each made a poster so they could share their knowledge with others. How Read more…