Mental health is vital for childrens' life-long learning and well-being. Mental health is the way we think about ourselves and what is going on around us, and how we cope with the ups and downs in life. Children who are mentally healthy learn better and have positive relationships and are better able to meet life’s challenges.
Early childhood services are well-placed to play a critical role. This video is an introduction to the Australian KidsMatter Early Childhood mental health Initiative.
KidsMatter has many downloadable resources for families and early childhood staff you might find helpful.
Here is a video about what they do in centres.
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Congratulations & welldone on referring others to our KidsMatter Early childhood website. Being mentally healthy is vital for learning and for leading a happy and rewarding life. Early childhood mental health is about the young child's social, emotional and behavioural wellbeing. You'll find lots of great resources for both educators and parents, with suggestions about how you can best support children's mental health and wellbeing throughout these important early years. In addition you can sign up to our e-newsletter and also become involved in our on line learning community at our Shared thinking and Facebook page. We can be found at www.kidsmatter.edu.au. Glenda Grummet VIC State Facilitator
ReplyDeleteThank you Glenda for this helpful information and all the great work that you do.
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