Quick Parental Tips to Support Kid’s Mental Health & Wellness

Keep Your Child’s Mind Healthy

In our world of constant stimulus but inconsistent motion, children struggle with emotional and physical well being. Today’s child is exposed to a digital reality that we need to pivot our attention to developing their social skills and comprehension.

Mindup; Creating Change

Mindup, the signature program of The Goldie Hawn Foundation, was created in response to the global epidemic of childhood aggression, anxiety, depression and suicide. 

Based firmly in neuroscience, MindUP gives children the knowledge and tools they need to manage stress, regulate emotions and face the challenges of the 21st century with optimism, resilience and compassion. 

Techniques utilizes Neuroscience, Mindful Awareness, Social-Emotional Learning and Positive Psychology to develop daily practices with children. The intention is that students thrive and bolster their well-being.

Actress Goldie Hawn created this program to help children overcome stress and anxiety. As a result, kids are learning breathwork to tackle anxiety, conflict resolution skills and socialization. These tools directly impact a child’s ability to comprehend his emotional intelligence and respond accordingly. 

Mindfulness Cards

52 Card Pick Me Up makes tackling emotions easy. This card game brainchild of tweenpeneu, 13-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, and her father, Dennis Gable aims to boost mental health and cope with complications that come with the isolation of quarantine.

52 Card Pick Me Up is designed a tool to align the experiences & emotions that are most true in this moment. Each day you will select a card from each suit so that you can:

Create Intention, Meditate, Pray Over, Assess & Evaluate.

This is a colorful and fun way to identify feelings, needs, actions and affirmations. Play alone or with others and begin a dialogue on emotions and wellbeing. 

Part of the benefit is actually just learning to identify the emotion. Oftentimes, we feel an emotion but are not so keen on what it is. This card deck helps people identify that ‘feeling’. 

Mental health continues to be an important topic today. As we’ve pivoted to recognize mental health as a priority, we will continue to explore emerging approaches so that we can manage and cope with the vast range of emotions we experience. 

Wellness Retreats

Wellness retreats can help reset your nutrition which may play a role in harnessing emotions like stress and anxiety. Several properties, like Pritikin Longevity Center and Miraval, possess experts trained in world renowned approaches to health.  

Visitors struggling with heart illness, high blood pressure, diabetes 2, pre-diabetes, obesity as well as other illnesses, receive care from nutritionists and chefs, coaching and fitness regimens. Let go of old habits and create new ones that will benefit long term health.