The Norfolk Healthy Child Service Crucial Crew session focusses on children's emotional wellbeing.
Emotional wellbeing is an important part of children's overall wellbeing, just like physical health. Lots of young children will struggle with their feelings at times. It may be when they are tired, unwell or facing challenges in their lives.
On this page you'll find information and resources that can support children with their emotional wellbeing. Several of these activities are covered within our Crucial Crew sessions.
Emotions and Feelings
Lots of young children will struggle with their feelings at times. It may be when they are tired, unwell or facing challenged in their lives.
When children can recognise and talk about different feelings it helps them have a better understanding of how to deal with them. These activities will help children talk about feelings and think about how to cope with difficult emotions in a positive way.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the slowing down and noticing of the things around you. It is a good way for children to relax and manage stress and worries. Different activities and exercises are designed to clear their thoughts and help them appreciate their feelings. They offer a good distraction and some space to calm down.
Mindfulness can be a useful tool when children go through a stressful or distressing period of life, they are having emotional health issues, or they are dealing with conflict at home or in school.
Resilience is a word we use to describe people being able to manage when things change or become more challenging.
Resilient people can keep going even when times are hard, and have confidence that they can cope. When people are resilient, disappointments and sadness will still happen, but the person’s inner strength and determination carries them through. Life is easier if we are resilient people.
Healthy habits where children learn to care for themselves, physically and emotionally, give a strong foundation for resilience to grow. Resilience will help children to cope with the many experiences and challenges that life brings.
You can contact the Healthy Child Service team by calling Just One Number on 0300 300 0123 or texting Parentline on 07520 631590. Our opening hours are 8am-6pm Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays).
If your child is 11-24 years old, FYI Norfolk is an interactive NHS website just for them. It provides reliable and trustworthy advice and support on lots of health and wellbeing topics.
For 10 to 18-year-olds, Kooth is a free, confidential and safe way to receive online counselling, advice and emotional well-being support.
Childline - Children and young people under 19 can call 0800 1111 for free support.
Young Minds Parents Helpline - Call 0808 802 5544 for free Mon-Fri from 9.30am to 4pm.
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