but often children’s mental health specifically continues to be overlooked. If a child's mental and emotional wellbeing is dismissed or neglected, it can have serious repercussions in their cognitive development, as it may be difficult for them to understand and process normal negative feelings. ...
“Taking the approach of “snacking on screens” is a great way to manage it. Children like to use their screen based activities, it provides an opportunity to socialise and do something they enjoy; however prolonged screen use that is sedentary in nature and doesn’t engage thei...
Nature activities and wellbeing in children and young people: a systematic literature reviewResearch suggests that experience of the natural environment may have a range of beneficial outcomes for children and young people. A systematic review of the peer-reviewed empirical literature focused on ...
Classrooms are spaces for children, not for teachers, they are open, light and filled with exciting resources. Children’s work fills the spaces and classrooms grow and develop with children, as living, evolving representa...
This phenomenological inquiry investigated children’s wellbeing experiences at school, including their hedonic (feeling good) and eudaimonic (doing g
The well-being of the child represents a fully comprehensive concept, defined within legislative documents, of public policy, following the completion of international systematic studies (Polard and Lee, 2003; Ben-Arieh and Frones, 2007; OECD – Doing better for Children, 2009; Statham and Chase...
In recent years wellbeing has been linked increasingly with children’s rights, often characterised as central to their realisation. Indeed it has bee
Each grade from our primary school invited a representative to share about their wellbeing happiness. For Grade 1 students, who have just recently become primary students, happiness is a big playground and delicious meals; Grade 2 children think ...
It helped us to come up with several engagement activities to collectively keep going in these difficult times. Parenting Stories Love | Trust | Respect We strongly believe that each day provides us with ample opportunities to shape up the beliefs of our children that most probably will be ...
Core Aim 4 All children should have access to play, leisure, sporting and cultural activities. Core Aim 5 All children and young people should be listened to, treated with respect and have their race and cultural identity recognised. Core Aim 6 All children and young people should have a ...