Ways to Keep Your Mind Healthy and Why It's Important

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Understanding the importance of maintaining a healthy mind involves staying active, eating well, seeking help when needed, finding moments of calm, indulging in activities we love, spending time outdoors, and ensuring adequate sleep. Positive mental health isn't about perpetual happiness but rather feeling well, enjoying life, and knowing how to address distressing thoughts. If feeling worried or sad, reaching out to a trusted individual is a good starting point. Emphasizing that mental well-being is crucial for overall health.

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LO: To describe ways to keep my mind healthy and understand why this is important. WEDNESDAY 10THFEBRUARY

THE BIG QUESTIONS How can we keep our minds healthy? What is positive mental health?

HEALTHY BODIES Being healthy means that our body and our mind are in good condition and that we feel well. Have a think about this question: What can we do to help our body to be healthy, be in good condition and feel well?

HEALTHY MINDS Mental health is all about how we are feeling and the thoughts we are having. It can affect how we behave and the choices we make. Just like with our body, it is important we do things to help our minds to be healthy, be in good condition and feel well.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP OUR MINDS BE HEALTHY? We can keep active. We can eat healthily. We can drink enough water. We can ask for help if something is troubling us. We can make sure we have time each day when we can be calm and quiet. We can spend time each day doing something we love. We can spend time outside. We can make sure we get enough sleep.

WHAT IF I AM WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING? Sometimes, just like our body, our mind doesn t feel well. We might feel very worried, frightened or extremely sad. We might have thoughts which feel uncomfortable and that make us behave in a way that hurts ourselves or others. Positive mental health is not about being happy all of the time. It is about feeling well, being able to enjoy life and knowing what to do if we have troubling thoughts and feelings. If you are feeling worried or sad, talking to someone you trust is a good place to start.

YOUR TASK TODAY On your Positive Mental Health Poster Activity Sheet, draw a picture and write a sentence to show one thing that people can do to look after their mental health.

TODAYS P4C QUESTION CHALLENGE QUESTION Do we have to feel happy all the time?

THURSDAY 11THFEBRUARY LO: To learn about growing up

When I was just a baby, There wasn t much I could do, But I learnt from those around me And could walk and talk by two. By three I d learnt to share and play With all my nursery friends. Then off to school I went at four Where the learning never ends! By five I was reading and counting, I could even write my name. Imagine if I d never grown And had simply stayed the same! Now, aged six, I know more than ever, There s so much I can do. With every moment that goes by I m learning something new. How have we changed since we were babies? What can we do now, that we couldn t do last year?

GROWING, CHANGING AND LEARNING It s not just help with doing tasks that we need. Other needs change as we grow. We also need to gain knowledge and experience as we get older, so that we know how to do different things and so that we can make decisions and solve problems. You have already learnt and achieved so much! What do you think you will be able to do next year, that you can t do yet?

GROWING UP As we grow, we change. How we look changes, what we can do changes and our needs change. Can you imagine how you will change as you get older?

GROWING UP As we grow, our bodies change and develop. We get taller and some parts of our bodies change shape or get larger. Our appearance changes as we grow older. For example, men grow facial hair and might choose to have a beard when they are older. It can be fun to think about the future and things we would like to do when we are older.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY Growing older means becoming more independent and having more responsibility for things. Can you think of anything you have responsibility for at home or at school?

PREPARING FOR CHANGE As we get older, things change. We have to get new clothes and shoes as our bodies get bigger. You might have changed beds since you were very little, moving from a very small bed to a larger one. You might remember starting school. That was a big change!

YOUR TASK TODAY 1) Draw a picture of something that you are not able to do now that you want to do in the future e.g drive a car. Write a sentence explaining why you are excited to accomplish that 2) Draw a picture and write a sentence underneath telling me what you want to be when you grow up and why you would like to do that job.

FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY LO: To understand changes and why they happen

CHANGES IN PEOPLES LIVES Lots of things can change in a person s life. Little things can change and big things can change. Some changes take a while to get used to. Some changes make things better, but other changes can make things worse. Some people like change, or cope with change really well. Other people find some changes really difficult. On the next slides you will hear some stories of how people have experienced changes.

A FRIEND HAS MOVED AWAY JJ is missing his best friend, Tyler. Tyler had to move away to a new town with his family. JJ and Tyler used to do everything together at school and at the weekends. It feels strange not having Tyler around anymore.

GRANDMAS GONE John s grandma was poorly for quite a long time. He went to see her at the hospital with his dad. When John was younger, Grandma used to come over and let John have a toffee from her bag. Grandma always gave the best cuddles. Now Grandma has died and John won t get to see her again.

CHANGE AND HOW IT MAKES US FEEL - Angry - Sad - Worried - Curious - Jealous - Annoyed Have you ever experienced a change? How did it make you feel?

WHAT CAN PEOPLE DO IF THEY ARE FINDING CHANGE DIFFICULT? Talk to their family. Talk to their friends. Talk to their teacher. Give it time to get used to things.

YOUR TASK TODAY Write a short story about somebody who goes through a change in life. Can you include how they are feeling and what they might do to help them feel better?