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Mindfulness In Schools Is Giving Children The Vital Tools To Protect Their Mental Wellbeing
How Teaching Children To Be ‘Present In The Moment’ Can Change Their Entire Future
“Most of us have been brought up to believe we aren’t good enough and the brokenness we feel is our fault. And, if we work harder, we can fix it. “It is extraordinary how long this goes on for and how long it persists.”
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The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs, review – a fascinating and sincere experiment
“It’s worth remembering that all medicines do harm,” Chris van Tulleken told a group of parents and grandparents at the start of The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (BBC One). Episode one of this thought-provoking two-part experiment – a follow-up to van Tulleken’s 2016 programme about over-prescribing for adults – explored why we are giving our children three-and-a-half times as many drugs as we did in the late Seventies.
Yoga should be on the curriculum
‘Yoga should be on the curriculum’
“At the start of the course they are looking around the room to see what other people are doing, but by week eight they don’t care who is there. They are more accepting of ideas proposed to them,” she says.
How a “Mindful Minute” in Class Is Transforming the Way Kids Deal with Stress and Anxiety
How a “Mindful Minute” in Class Is Transforming the Way Kids Deal with Stress and Anxiety
I grew up in the highly competitive world of gymnastics, a world that strives for perfection and constantly pushes you to your limits. My leg constantly shook-a barometer of my internal state. I was shy, anxious, and uncomfortable in my own skin.
Young Irish students target mindfulness… and erasers – Independent.ie
‘Very good if you’re feeling stressed in school’ – Young Irish students target mindfulness… and erasers – Independent.ie
EVEN a junior entrepreneur might need to engage in a spot of mindfulness every now and then and, of course, every practical business person needs an erasers to erase their less than perfect plans. And one national school in Skerries, north Co Dublin, St Brendan’s, has come up with top notch ideas to fill every business person or student’s drawer.
How should we talk about mental health in schools? Here’s what the experts say
How should we talk about mental health in schools? Here’s what the experts say
Last November’s debate about making mental health education compulsory in school went down well and provided MPs with plenty of food for thought. But how should we actually do it? Surely we’re not going to ask teachers to stand up in front of a class of 6-year-olds and deliver a lecture on psychology?