Diana Ball Counselling Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

I hope you all had a great Mother’s Day and enjoyed some sunshine this weekend. This week’s activity is about worries. It’s natural to have more worries than usual during times of uncertainty, but some can be
unhelpful and lead to stress. Parents can help children express and cope with worries by doing this family activity together. Together as a family, write down worries and put them in a “worry box” for safe-keeping. You can talk about these worries and let each other know that they are not alone. Think about how we can look at these worries in a different way so that they are helpful and more comfortable. You can also re-visit these worries later if desired.

After the activity, debrief and tell each other how you feel:)

Hope to hear all about your activity!

I hope you are all settling into your new routines with online learning. It’s hard to believe that we have been in this COVID world for two months. Time has passed by slowly and quickly both at the same time.  For this week’s activity, I want to focus on physical activity. Moving our bodies has many benefits for our physical, mental, and emotional health. Build in big or small movement breaks throughout the day to decrease stress and increase fun!

How can we do this? Whenever possible, go outside to enjoy the fresh air. There are lots of ways to
get active that don’t require a lot of equipment or time. Use your imagination and interests to come up with your own activities or try some of these examples:

• • go for a hike (while social distancing)
  • skip rope
  • go on a scavenger hunt
  • toss a ball or play frisbee
  • have a family dance party
  • create a workout circuit
  • create an obstacle course

Please share some the ways that you and your family are moving your bodies. Don’t forget to stay safe and have fun!

Lots of Love,

Ms. Ball

Hope you are all taking some time for yourselves to relax during this sunny weekend! This week’s activity is around gratitude. Expressing gratitude is something we can practice regularly in our daily lives to boost our well-being! Gratitude has powerful effects that help us feel more positive emotions, improve our health, and build strong relationships.

Make a collage of things in your environment that you are grateful for by drawing them on a piece of
paper. You could include things from your home, nature, or school. Draw all the things that you appreciate to make a colourful collage of your environment. After you’re done, hang it up somewhere at home so you can see your collage every day and think about all these things that are special and that you are grateful for.

Click HERE to see a video of me with my gratitude collage! I hope you enjoy it and share some of your own collages with me on the blog:)