Children’s Activity: My Mental Health Plan
Whilst outside factors may influence our mental health, our levels of self-esteem and resilience influence the level of impact that this may have (child dependent). Therefore, the earlier we can support children and young people to take steps to have positive action in their own well-being is an important life skill for all children.
Taking time to explore the different parts of mental health can help significantly, in terms of well-being, mood and health. This includes:
- Physical health
- Emotional health
- Intellectual health
- Social health
My Mental Health Plan
This week’s activity is therefore a simple mental health plan that we can share with children and young people and explore ways that they can take positive action towards their mental health management. There are two sheets, both a planner and an ideas sheet (not exhaustive, children often think of great ideas!)
What to do:
- Download the worksheet here
- Explore the different parts of mental health
- Consider what activities children enjoy in each area
- Consider what activities they may like to explore
- Create a plan of steps in each area
- Follow up in 4-6 weeks and explore feelings, impact, what they have learnt about themselves
Want to learn more?
If you want to learn more about emotional literacy you can join our Level 4 training (here) or keep an eye out for our online emotional literacy courses coming soon (here).
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