Children’s mental health
Empowering children and young people to find the right wellbeing support at the right time, Somerset Big Tent is a partnership of Charities, Charitable Incorporated Organisations and Community Interest Companies. These are VCSE* organisations that provide a range of services including positive activities, therapeutic services and specialist support to increase positive wellbeing and improve mental health within children and young people aged 5-25 in Somerset.
All services on the Somerset Big Tent website have gone through a quality and safety assurance process*, this means that Somerset Big Tent has met with each organisation and are satisfied with the key documents and information that they have provided us with.
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Children’s Mental Health Resources
Anxiety
Helping Your Child with Anxiety
EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)
Mental Health
Children’s Mental Health – A Parent’s Guide BUPA
Talking About Mental Health Tips for Parents and Carers
Self-care
Here are some lovely ideas for Mindfulness for Kids – enjoy
‘Kindness is free, sprinkle that stuff everywhere.’
At Pawlett we feel we have an important role to play in helping children develop their emotional well-being and a growth mind-set. We promote positive mental health as we believe this will improve a range of outcomes for children including attitudes to learning and better attendance. This is supported by our ethos “Learning together, Growing together” and our school values: Curiosity, Respect, Happiness, Perseverance, Creativity, and Hope.
Below are links and useful resources to help our emotional development.
Reading Together
Reading books together with your children are a great way of exploring emotions and providing opportunities for discussion.