GIVING YOUR CHILD THE TOOLS FOR LIFE
DESCRIPTION:
Recording date: August 31, 2021
Children and young people respond differently to the challenges in life. This educational workshop will help you understand ways you can help prepare your child for challenges today and in the future. Empower your child and teach them new skills so they can learn to bounce back with confidence.
Explore ways to support your child in these areas:
- Feelings and emotions
- Ways of thinking
- Behaviour
- Environment
Facilitators:
Related resources:
- ARTICLE: “Understanding Temperament in Infants and Toddlers” from the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
- Children’s temperament rating scales (10 temperament traits) from the Center for Parenting Education
- Nurture the Nature: Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Unique Core Personality by Michael Gurian
- Emotion wheel (Google search)
- 'Calming corner' ideas
- Resources for building social skills:
- Helpful books:
- The Way I Feel (English) and Así Me Siento Yo (Spanish), by Janan Cain
- The Way I Act, by Steven Metzger and illustrated by Janan Ca
- The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, by John P Forsyth, Georg H. Eifert
- Stuff That Sucks: A Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can by Ben Sedley
- Conquer Negative Thinking for Teens: A Workbook to Break the Nine Thought Habits That Are Holding You Back by Mary Karapetian Alvord, Anne McGrath
- Related YourSpace sessions:
BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCES
- School Mental Health Ontario
- For students
- Student Mental Health Action Plan – Help YourSelf worksheet (secondary) (July 2021)
- My Circle of Support pocketbook (August 2021)
- No Problem Too Big or Too Small (several resources created by students for students, originally launched in November 2019)
- For families
- Tip Sheet - How to Support a Mentally Healthy Back to School for Your Child (August 2021)
- WITH CARE Tip sheet - How do you know if you should be concerned about your child/teen’s mental health and well-being? (June 2021)
- Noticing Mental Health Concerns for Your Child – Info sheet (August 2020)
- Prepare; Prevent; Respond – A Suicide Prevention Guide for Parents and Families During COVID-19 and Return to School (August 2020)
- For students
- Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO)
- PCMH Family Care Centre
- Parenting in a Pandemic (updated August 2021)
- School Mental Health Backpack – many new and updated resources on topics including: Back-to-School Tips for Mental Health, Acknowledge the Challenge, Communicate with Your Child, School Relationships, Communicate with the Teacher and (coming soon) School Refusal
- YourSpace Hamilton
- Mindfulness, breathing, wellness: activity ideas for young people & families (July 2021)
- OurSpace youth sessions
- Something feels different…? Tips for youth going back to school (August 2020)
- Quelque chose semble different ? Conseils pour les jeunes qui retournent à l’école (October 2020)
- Focus on what’s in your control (and leave the rest!) (July 2020)
- Youth Resiliency: Part 1 and Part 2 (August 2020)
- The Pillars of Youth Peer Support: Online Series (Feb/March 2021)
- FamilySpace family sessions
- Back to School Transitions: Coping with stress, planning for success (August 2020)
- Transitions de retour à l’école – Faire face au stress, planifier la réussite (October 2020)
- Skills for Psychological Recovery (July 2020)
- Validation and Emotion Coaching: skills for families to support their loved one (August 2020)
- Advocating for My Child or Youth (August 2021)
- Local resources
