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Year 5 Stand Alone Parent/carer CORE Mental Health

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Welcome to CORE MH programme for your 9-10 year old Child

If you follow this programme consistently, it supports your child:

  • emotionally
  • physically
  • psychologically
  • to thrive in school
  • to thrive within relationships

It is also designed to create a connecting bond with you so they feel safe to share how they’re feeling, as well as the ability to support themselves too.

Each weekly session will last only about 30 minutes.

There is a session every week throughout the year…with a break over August.

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Linking to the CORE MH Sessions in School

This programme is aligned with the CORE Mental Health Curriculum that your child is using in school.

It provides you with a brief synopsis of what your child will be doing in school each week.

The home task, that you complete with your child builds on this session in school either as an extension to their learning and/or to prepare them for the task in school by giving them knowledge to develop confidence.

For every task there is a video, audio or image, alongside instructions and associated resources.

Parent/carer Introductory Video:

Suzanne Allies, author of the CORE MH Programme introduces you to the programme.

Suzanne taught as a primary teacher for 20 years, as a university lecturer for 10 years and is a psychotherapist and author.

Overview of Topics Covered

Here is a model of the content for this Year 5 (age 9-10) section of the programme:

Key:

Transitions, change and loss
Nature
Emotions
Wellbeing Strategies
Physical Health
Belonging, Problem-solving and Resilience
Mental Health Conditions
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Ages 9-10 OVERVIEW

What this Programme covers:

  • Many of the following Year 5 CORE MH tasks will introduce children to more mental health conditions.
  • This knowledge will help them to appreciate and feel empathy for someone who needs support with their mental health, thus reducing stigma, and also inform them about any signs and symptoms to be aware of.
  • Care has been taken to share what is appropriate for them at their age, but also to share with openness and so that they gain an understanding of key messages.
  • The word ‘suicide’ is mentioned sparingly, and mainly in relation to a person being in crisis, and also with an emphasis on hope. Please make the decision about whether your child is ready to be introduced to this information.
  • Addiction, self-harm, and anxiety are mentioned too.
  • Body image, and the link between gender and mental health is reflected upon.
  • Information about ADHD is shared and also suggestions to be compassionate and understanding of children living with ADHD and adjustments to make as a friend. If your child is neurodiverse, the message is that rather than them always have to adapt to a neurotypical world, people should be more accepting and see their difference as something to celebrate.
  • There are many sessions that facilitate a problem-solving approach to understanding social media and gaming and knowing how to protect their mental health whilst engaging in these types of activities.
  • Gaming and resilience are covered and also resilience in the face of peer pressure.

I hope you can see why all of these things will teach and enable children to support their own wellbeing in a proactive way.

Breathing and Mindfulness for Children

Breathing and mindfulness encourages children to pause, reflect, and feel the effects that calming down has on their minds and bodies.

There’s a wealth of research to support the idea that teaching mindfulness to young children has lasting effects and greatly improves emotional regulation.

Before Starting:

There are only 2 things you need to sort/arrange before starting this programme:

Source a Mood Journal

Find a note-book with plain paper in it (any size) for them to use as a ‘mood journal’. If you followed the 8-9 year old programme last year you may like to use that mood journal if there are any blank pages left.

Create a calm-down area

Please designate a corner of a room in your home to be your child’s calm-down area. It might be a corner of the lounge, or it might be a space in their bedroom that they can retreat to whenever they feel overwhelmed or need some quiet time to reflect.

Thank you!

I hope you enjoy engaging in all these tasks this year with your child(ren), and even learn some ways of supporting your own mental health and wellbeing along the way.

Thanks so much for investing your time and effort in this programme which will improve and support your child with their wellbeing for years to come!

Suzanne x

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