Nurturing resilience and wellbeing in children and young people: By David Bennett
“Children with high levels of social and emotional wellbeing are loved and safe, with positive family relationships, connections and support networks; they have a…
Positive Thinking
Reshaping Body Image By Thea O’connor
“I hate exercising around other people…and once I get toned up and really fit, then I’ll go and show off my body…it’s like how…
How to re-calibrate your anxiety response using Heart Rate Variability training Les Posen
Australia can take some pride in its list of inventions and inventors who have made a name for themselves around the world. In terms…
‘Why Mindfulness Matters in Schools’ by Janet Etty-Leal
Mindful awareness techniques are rapidly gaining acceptance and interest around the world. Millions of adults have benefitted from practicing Mindfulness. Now opportunities are available…
Floating balloons, noisy buses and doughnuts in space. by Dr Helen Street
Whether talking about ‘being as quiet as a mouse’ or ‘as busy as a bee’, we all use metaphors to help us describe and…
Creating a sense of belonging for staff – Three simple ideas by Therese Joyce
Positive relationships are a key component of every single model of psychological wellbeing, including NEF’s Five Ways to Wellbeing (Thompson et. al., 2008), PROSPER…
Communication Secrets for Exceptional Learning By Maggie Dent
Daniel Goleman’s quote from his bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence, is so true: “Happy, calm children learn best.” Safe classroom cultures with teachers who form…
How to alleviate the epidemic of sleep deprived students in your school by The Sleep Connection
What if there was a virus going around your school affecting 30% of primary school students and 70% teenagers? What if that virus had…
Teacher wellbeing relies on seeing parents as part of the solution not part of the problem- Ants not helicopters?
Picture this. On arriving to school and before you have time to put your books down, Johnny’s parents make a beeline for you. …
Time for a Break by Dr Helen Street
There was much talk, and indeed much trying out, of brain breaks at the Australian Positive Schools conference series this year. I talked about…