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Open Parachute K-12 School Mental health Well-being …

WEBOpen Parachute makes it easy for Districts to provide preventative mental health support to all their students. Your teachers will feel confident supporting their student’s wellbeing. Your students will build skills to increase their resilience …

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Mental Health & Well-being K-12 Student Programs

WEBCurriculum Programs. Our Curriculum Programs provide structured lessons right out of the box. Programs are organized by Grade, and feature unique age-appropriate content, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are over 30 weekly lessons available in every Grade. Lessons are organized into Units, allowing students to go deep into each …

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Teachers have the tools to drastically change student mental …

WEBMany teachers don’t feel equipped to manage mental health in their classrooms - but they are the best possible resource for their students. With the rising rates of youth suicide, self-harm, and depression it can feel like a minefield that is best avoided at all costs.Teachers often worry that they will say the wrong thing, or trigger students with …

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Teacher Well-being Video Series for K-12 Teachers and Educators

WEBFlexible format for different learners and school settings. Bring teachers together by using lessons in staff meetings. Send all staff the content to engage in at their own pace. Provide 10 minutes of work time for your teachers with maximum reward. “We use the teacher wellbeing program during our monthly staff meeting and it was such a …

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How Parents can Address Youth Mental Health and Suicide: What …

WEBI think we can safely say that child mental health struggle and suicide are high up on the list of every parent’s worst nightmare. And in today’s world, this particular form of tragedy seems to loom scarily on the horizon with more and more urgency. Luckily there are an increasing number of resources available – but how are parents to know …

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Youth Mental Health is not as Complicated as we Make it out to be

WEBThe first bombing happened when I was one and a half years old. I was in a car with my Mom taking my older brother to kindergarten and we stopped to pick up my brother’s friend. He was walking towards the car and paused to tie his shoelace. While he was crouched down a few feet away from us, dynamite under the car exploded and the …

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Well-Being Resources to Support your entire School Community

WEBFlexible format for different parent preferences. Bring parents together by using lessons in parent information sessions. Easy content for any staff to facilitate deep engagement from parents. Send all parents the content to engage in at their own pace. "We’re hearing from students, parents and teachers who are all saying, 'We want more of this!

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Dr Hayley Watson

WEBPhD Clin Psych, MA Clin Psych, MA Transpersonal Psych, PG Dip Psych, BA Criminology. Click to. watch my. story! Hi, my name is Dr Hayley Watson. I’m a clinical psychologist with a PhD in school bullying interventions, and 15 years of experience developing and delivering school well-being programs.

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What REALLY Builds Self-Esteem in Young People

WEBSelf-esteem is a term that has been used a lot in the past few decades. By now we all know that it’s something we SHOULD be boosting in children, but what’s less clear is HOW. We’ve heard that we should encourage young people with positive reinforcement and tell them/show them we care about them, but how do we keep them …

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How to Teach Your Students to Ignore Bullies

WEBAs a teacher it’s incredibly difficult to address bullying in the classroom - especially in it’s more subtle forms. You can’t be there every time a mean comment is made, and you can’t force students to include each other at lunchtime or on social media. But there are some simple things you CAN do that make a huge difference for your …

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Why is it so common for teenagers to hate their bodies!

WEBThere are a number of reasons why so many teenagers experience body image struggles, one of which is our cultural relationship to emotions. When we feel uncomfortable feelings like sadness or loneliness or rejection, we don’t have the resources for relating to or soothing these feelings, so we look for ways avoid them by distracting …

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How to get teenagers to DO WHAT YOU WANT!

WEBIt can be a huge challenge for parents and teachers when there are things we want and need teenagers to do, and they simply will not do them. It is very common for teenagers to resist completing homework or cleaning up after themselves, to engage in risky or reckless behaviour, and to be rude to their family and classmates.It’s easy to …

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Youth Mental Health Made Simple

WEBCheck out the Family Brain Podcast Episode where Open Parachute founder Dr Hayley Watson explores youth mental health and gives accessible tips for parents, teachers and schools!

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Why are kids getting LESS resilient

WEBWe live in a world where everything is rapidly advancing. It seems that every day there is something new that has been invented with the sole purpose of making our lives simpler and easier. And it’s not only technology that is moving at an accelerated rate – there are also consistent advances in healing, therapy, and self-care. Everywhere you …

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