{"id":8945,"date":"2025-03-31T15:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/?page_id=8945"},"modified":"2025-04-01T09:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:33:08","slug":"useful-downloads","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/?page_id=8945","title":{"rendered":"Useful Downloads"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Useful downloads:<\/p>\n

what-parents-need-to-know-about-worry-and-anxiety (1)<\/a> <\/p>\n

Manage-device-stress-and-anxiety<\/a> <\/p>\n

10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-encouraging-open-conversations-at-home<\/a> <\/p>\n

Apps for pupils<\/a> <\/p>\n

Apps for parents<\/a> <\/p>\n

Check in<\/a> <\/p>\n

A mental health check in with to see how the person
completing it is doing emotionally. It allows them to assess their own mental
health with simple, age-appropriate phrases and questions.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Feeling thermometer<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

A feelings thermometer helps track and express
emotions by using a scale from calm (cool) to intense (hot) <\/b>emotions.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

How to Use It:<\/o:p><\/p>\n

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  1. Identify Your Feeling<\/b> \u2013 Compare your emotion to the scale (e.g., calm,
    frustrated, angry).<\/o:p><\/li>\n
  2. Track Changes<\/b> \u2013 Notice how emotions shift throughout the day.<\/o:p><\/li>\n
  3. Regulate Emotions<\/b> \u2013 Use calming techniques if emotions rise too high.<\/o:p><\/li>\n
  4. Practice Regularly<\/b> \u2013 Improves emotional awareness and control.<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Coping skills<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

    A list of exercises to ease stress.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

    Grounding techniques<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

    Grounding techniques help you stay present and connected to
    reality, especially during anxiety and stress.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

    Size of the problem<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

    The concept of ‘size of the problem’ is to help people
    categorize problems into different sizes based on their level of seriousness or
    impact, promoting emotional regulation and effective problem solving. <\/o:p><\/p>\n

    Social-media-mental-health<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

    Guide for parents on the effects on Mental Health from
    social media use.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

    Star breathing<\/a><\/p>\n

    Star breathing is a simple and effective deep breathing technique that helps with relaxation and focus.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

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    1. Start at one point of the star and:<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        • Inhale deeply<\/b> as you trace up one side.<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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            • Pause<\/b> at the tip.<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                • Exhale slowly<\/b> as you trace down the other side.<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  1. Repeat this pattern along all five points of the star, breathing in and out slowly.<\/o:p><\/li>\n
                  2. By the time you complete the star, you should feel calmer and more grounded<\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Useful downloads: what-parents-need-to-know-about-worry-and-anxiety (1)  Manage-device-stress-and-anxiety  10-top-tips-for-parents-and-educators-encouraging-open-conversations-at-home  Apps for pupils  Apps for parents  Check in  A mental health check in with to see how the personcompleting it is doing emotionally. It allows them to assess their own mentalhealth with simple, age-appropriate phrases and questions. Feeling thermometer  A feelings thermometer helps track and expressemotions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8945"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8945"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8966,"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8945\/revisions\/8966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.alvechurchmiddle.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}