Mental Health, Stress and Anxiety:

Putting mental health in perspective. Please watch the informative clip about mental health to learn about the Mental Health Pyramid.

The following clips are helpful to explain stress to school aged children. The first one is for children in the primary grades and the second one can be used for children in the intermediate grades.

 

Both stress and anxiety cause uncomfortable emotions that everyone experiences from time to time. It can be like an alarm bell ringing, yet there is no threat. Some of us experience it more than others. The key is to listen to our bodies to notice those uncomfortable emotions in order to manage them. We can use similar strategies to manage both stress and anxiety.

The symptoms of stress and anxiety can be similar, however the way we think about these are important.

See below for some articles published by the Canadian Mental Health Association.

https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/q-and-a/whats-the-difference-between-anxiety-and-stress

https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/q-and-a/whats-the-difference-between-anxiety-and-an-anxiety-disorder

 

See link below to learn more about anxiety:

https://www.anxietycanada.com/

See link below for some strategies to manage anxiety at home:

https://healthymindsbc.gov.bc.ca/ease-at-home/

http://https://omny.fm/shows/kelty-mental-health-where-you-are/tackling-anxiety-practical-strategies-for-children

See link below for a program that families can work on at home:

https://maps.anxietycanada.com/en/courses/child-map/