Wellness Newsletter - March 21, 2021

   

Memorial Wellness Weekly Newsletter 

Parent/Teacher/Community

March 21, 2021


Fear looks like...
  • Seeking control/micromanaging
  • Not telling people how you feel
  • Over doing it...food, technology, busyness, etc.
  • Settling for less
  • Saying yes instead of no
When we worry, our actions and decisions are controlled by anxiety, avoidance and anger. It's time to stop letting worry run our lives and relationships.

Taking true control means finding your authentic self. Surround yourself with those who support you, those individuals who are there for you through thick and thin. Be brave, trust in your belief systems. Listen to your thoughts and feelings - take the space to heal or organize yourself. 

Develop a relationship with your fear and be systematic in your management of your fears. For children, their behaviors may be a manifestation of fear. Rational or irrational, take some time to help them identify the 'why' around their behaviors. Expressing the thoughts and feelings will help us help our children and ourselves.  

March Theme: 
Message of the Month: Flexible Thinking (Growth Mindset, Flexible vs. Fixed)

Upcoming opportunities:
Kid's Heart Challenge - 





Talk Time with Your Student:

Meeting Our Needs:
You can only be the best version of yourself if you have a solid foundation.


The AAP recommends the following (healthychildren.org):

  • Children 6 to 12 years of age should sleep 9 to 12 hours per 24 hours on a regular basis to promote optimal health.

  • Children 6 years and older need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity on most days of the week (free play and organized sports focused on fun).

  • The AAP recommends that families create a Media Plan in order to address the multifaceted impacts that all kinds of media and screen time have on children. Attached to this report is a Tip Sheet for parents on screen time. Additionally, create your family media plan here: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/Pages/default.aspx



More Tips and Help:

Resources:





Memorial School Wellness Team
Beth Purcell, Assistant Principal, purcellb@sau25.net
Christine Hodgdon, School Counselor, hodgdonc@sau25.net
Anna Cook, School Nurse, cooka@sau25.net
Katelyn LeBlanc, School Social Worker, leblanck@sau25.net


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