Categories for Children
Working with difficult emotions
July 20, 2020 9:41 am Leave your thoughtsChildren are likely to experience a wide range of emotions including some very uncomfortable ones. This animation takes you through the steps to help children cope with difficult feelings.
Sometimes I get on my soapbox. Here’s why.
July 9, 2020 4:38 pm Leave your thoughts
Performance through time travel
June 11, 2020 6:04 pm Leave your thoughtsOne of the purposes of education is to equip children with skills for life. It’s a great goal but exactly how can this be done? Positive Education has many ways to support schools in this endeavour. This video takes teachers through a step by step approach to raising performance through mental time travel.
Superpower of savouring
May 18, 2020 1:07 pm Leave your thoughtsSavouring is an amazing superpower when it comes to increasing happiness, and perhaps more importantly helping children recover from difficult times. This animation is for both parents and teachers and takes you through the four easy steps for successful savouring.
Works like magic
May 12, 2020 2:50 pm Leave your thoughtsFeature article for Teach Primary's wellbeing special.
Developing resilience in children
May 5, 2020 10:03 am Leave your thoughtsMore than ever children need resilience. This a video shows parents and teachers a simple way to help children during lockdown and beyond. We will need to be resilient to rebuild.
What is Positive Education?
April 27, 2020 11:58 am Leave your thoughtsIn preparation for schools reopening their doors, we want to do all that we can to support both teachers and pupils. As such we have created the first in a series of free animations giving tips about using Positive Education in the classroom.
Feeling happier in 30 seconds
March 18, 2020 1:17 pm Leave your thoughtsWe are all being bombarded with information, images and advice about the current virus pandemic. It is be easy to become alarmed by what we see and hear. One of the many great things about positive psychology is that it some of its tools and techniques are more effective in difficult times
Why we already have an answer for children’s mental wellness
February 27, 2020 5:26 pm Leave your thoughtsIf all we focus on is what to do after things have already begun to go wrong, we are missing out on a huge opportunity to do more about promoting those things that can go right.