Tag: mental health
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The Good Enough Book
Let’s say you are a hiker. You love trekking through the wilderness. You enjoy the sky, the time to think, and the fresh air. You aren’t as mad about the storm approaching, you know, the one that looks a little menacing as it appears to be engulfing all of the trees in its creeping white…
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4 ways to build resilience in your child (that aren’t annoying)
So you are after 4 quick ways to help your kid be resilient. Here we go: Number 1 If your kid is crying, launch into a TED talk about the fact that injustices occur everywhere. Number 2: Tell them to toughen up followed by the equally unhelpful: onwards and upwards Number 3: Regardless of the…
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One place for change is schools
Right now in Australia, one woman is killed every week by her partner or ex. I am a primary school teacher and one of the co-founders of a mental health social venture, called Grow Your Mind…
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Our achilles heel has become our superpower
For 7 years we have been on a content writing mission. We have prided ourselves on creating innovative, playful and research informed lessons and learning activities for you to use with your students. This has included but not limited to: You name it, we have been busy creating and writing it. Our aim has always…
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Mental fitness must start in primary school
My Sifiting Sooty (Reticular Activating System) picked up two fantastic pieces of news this week: In Wootten’s words: “That means if we work hard during childhood to build skills and strategies and ensure kids are feeling supported, connected and safe, we could see eight times fewer people experiencing mental illness later in life.” Let that…
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Changing the story of anxiety in kids
Why are so many kids anxious? I went bushwalking with two of my oldest friends the other day. Thrown in the mix of giggles and chats about life was the question – why are so many kids anxious? Everyone had a slightly different take on the reasons. I stumbled through my response and shared that…
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Consent is a two way street
NEW Grow Your Mind podcast episode – Season 4, Episode 1 with special guest Yumi Stynes! Episode 1, Season 4 opens with a SONG! We could not help ourselves. We were in celebration mode here at Grow Your Mind HQ. In October 2021, the NSW parliament voted to overhaul the state’s curriculum when it came…
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5 ways PESA 2022 conference has created change in our lives
What a magnificent event the PESA 2022 conference was.The combination of being back in person, reflecting on the last few years and hearing the research that is coming out from this time left us feeling deeply optimistic. As a result of attending and contributing we are more committed than ever to our mission of playful…
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A cultural shift in how we think about mental health
by Alice Peel October 14, 2021 Let us begin by saying: BRING IT ON! BRING ON the National Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government’s National Mental Health Commission. BRING ON the fact that this is the first time a national government has developed a strategy that considers mental health and wellbeing…
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A ticking emotional time bomb: being a school principal in 2021
by Alice Peel July 5, 2021 we meet serving the wide variety of schools that Grow Your Mind is in. Even if you are not a leader the reasons why this particular role may be stressful are glaringly obvious: Students! Parents! Staff! COVID-19! The ACU’s 2020 Principal’s Health and Wellbeing report found that our school leaders are not only overwhelmed by the…
