Author: Laura Ireson

Ferham Primary School
1st June 2021

Wellbeing Newsletter
‘’Remember you’re the one who can fill the world with sunshine.”

Were in June already! We have got half term at the start of this month. What have you all got planned to do? Have a great time!
This Months focus is on Emotional Intelligence.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. To achieve a high level of emotional intelligence a child needs to develop skills in: Emotional awareness, the ability to harness and apply emotions effectively and the ability to manage and regulate emotions in themselves and others (cheering up a friend or responding appropriately to others emotions).

Activities to help and nurture your child’s emotional intelligence.

Read Books
Talk about the emotions characters are facing as you progress through the book. Discuss the emotions each character is facing in the scene, how do they differ? Are the characters showing a high level of empathy and emotional intelligence, or could they do something better? How would your child feel in that situation, or how would they respond to the character experiencing the emotions?

Watch the movie ‘Inside Out’ and discuss the feelings that are being shown. Ask your children, if they have ever felt like that. How do they react if they feel like that? Did the character respond appropriately? How is the character feeling and why?
Share your feelings with your children, make it normal to talk about your emotions. Learning how to deal with emotions is the hard part.

Don’t forget to check in wit Mrs Robinson’s Weekly Wellness for more support, tips and advice to support your mental health.

Book recommendations
Here are some books to support emotional intelligence which you may find useful. Some of these we have in school already, or we can get additional copies, if anyone would like to borrow them. Don’t forget bedtime stories are great for calming down after a busy day and building positive relationships.

Useful Websites
https://www.ferhamprimary.org.uk/mental-health
https://www.place2be.org.uk/
https://youngminds.org.uk/
BBC - Headroom - Your Mental Health Toolkit
www.mentalhealth.org.uk