The Children's Wellbeing Practitioners from the Hertfordshire Public Health School Nursing service (5-19) will present a workshop focused on supporting young people to manage their own emotional wellbeing and things parents can do to help.
This event is open to young people attending a school in Hertfordshire.
Who is this workshop aimed at?
Young people aged 11-16 who would like to manage their emotional wellbeing better and parents who would like to be able to support.
What is covered in the workshop?
• What are emotions and why do we have them?
• The Fight, Flight and Freeze Response
• General Emotional Regulation Tips
• Specific Emotional Regulation Tips for Anger, Anxiety and Low Mood
• Additional resources of support
What will I learn?
• How our thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact
• How to recognise and label emotions more effectively
• Tips and strategies for maintaining general emotional wellbeing related to sleep, nutrition and exercise
• Tips and strategies for regulating feelings of anger and anxiety through relaxation, mindfulness and grounding techniques
• Tips and strategies for regulating feelings of low mood through connecting with others, building a back-up team, doing activities you enjoy and being kind to yourself.
• How to effectively problem solve
• Other strategies for managing unhelpful thoughts
