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What is a school counsellor?
Emerging MindsLearn more about how a school counsellor can support you and your family. -
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Raising Healthy Minds app
Raising Children NetworkRaising Healthy Minds is your free, personalised, pocket resource for raising confident resilient children 0-12 years old. -
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Supporting children’s return to school during COVID-19
Emerging MindsThis resource offers tips to help both children and parents/carers navigate feelings of anxiety and uncertainty around returning to school during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Guide
Parent guide three: Supporting your 4-8 year old child
Catherine Murphy and Elly Robinson - Parenting Research CentreThere are a number of actions parents can take to help their child decrease and manage their feelings of anxiety. This guide provides some information on strategies that you can try with support from your practitioner. Trying one or two of these to begin with is a good start. Remember that anxiety can get worse before it gets better, so keep persisting to give the strategy time to work. -
Fact sheet
Supporting children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic – A printable summary
Emerging MindsThis selection of resources will assist parents and caregivers in supporting their children’s mental health through the COVID-19 pandemic. They are designed to help parents to talk with their children about what they are seeing and hearing, develop new routines, and focus on the strategies that their family already uses to get through tough times. -
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Using play to support children during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Emerging MindsWhile social distancing rules are in place, children are unable to play with their friends in the way that they are used to. This makes play time at home especially important. The following five tips (available in 18 languages) can help you use play to support your child’s mental health during COVID-19. -
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Communicating with your child about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Emerging MindsMany parents and carers may be wondering how to talk with their child or children about COVID-19 and what information to share. This resource is designed to help you to prepare for these conversations. -
Fact sheet
Helping children cope with stress during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Emerging MindsAvailable in 18 languages, this fact sheet provides tips for parents and carers to help support their children who may be feeling stressed due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. -
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Self-care plan – completed
Emerging MindsUse this planner to see examples that will help you to identify your own personal signs of stress and plan strategies. -
Fact sheet
Self-care plan – blank
Emerging MindsThis planner can help you to identify your own personal signs of stress and plan strategies that may help you to manage your own stress and emotions. -
Fact sheet
Traumatic events, the media and your child
Emerging MindsThis resource outlines the impact of disaster media coverage and how to help your child. -
Fact sheet
Traumatic events: Anniversaries and other triggers
Emerging MindsThis resource will provide some information on how to support and manage planned events that may cause distress, such as anniversaries, as well as situations that are less predictable.