--- title: 3 Strategies To Improve Your Child’s Mental Health & Wellbeing description: Encourage mental resilience and grow empowerment in young people using these simple strategies - this is social, emotional and physical learning in action. image: https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/hubfs/PALLETTE.00_09_30_19.Still103_copy-2.jpg --- [![](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/-_LSGO%20LOGO%20MASTER_NO%20KIDS_HORIZONTAL_FC.png?width=1015&height=237&name=-_LSGO%20LOGO%20MASTER_NO%20KIDS_HORIZONTAL_FC.png)](https://www.lifeskillsgroup.com.au/) ##### Share with your network - ** - ** - ** - ** - [** ](mailto:?subject=3+Strategies+To+Improve+Your+Child%E2%80%99s+Mental+Health+%26+Wellbeing&body=Thought%20you'd%20find%20this%20interesting:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifeskillsgo.com%2Fblog%2F3-strategies-to-improve-your-childs-mental-wellbeing) Get notified of new resources via email ## 3 Strategies To Improve Your Child’s Mental Health & Wellbeing By **Life Skills Group ** Published ** 20 September 2019 08.30 AM** [Wellbeing](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/wellbeing) [Mindfulness](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/mindfulness) [Resilience](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/resilience) [Family Resources](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/family-resources) [Emotional Intelligence](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/emotional-intelligence) [Educator Resources](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/educator-resources) ##### Share with your network - ** - ** - ** - ** - [** ](mailto:?subject=3+Strategies+To+Improve+Your+Child%E2%80%99s+Mental+Health+%26+Wellbeing&body=Thought%20you'd%20find%20this%20interesting:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lifeskillsgo.com%2Fblog%2F3-strategies-to-improve-your-childs-mental-wellbeing) [X](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/3-strategies-to-improve-your-childs-mental-wellbeing#) × It's almost October - a month which holds an extremely significant day in the global calendar. The [WHO](https://www.who.int/mental_health/world-mental-health-day/en/) recognises the 10th day of the month as **World Mental Health Day**. In Australia, this is an active, month-long campaign created by ***[Wayahead](http://wayahead.org.au/)***, to combat the ever-present issues facing Australians young and old today. > *One in fourteen young Australians (6.9%) aged 4-17 experienced an anxiety disorder in 2015. This is equivalent to approximately**** 278,000 young people. ***[***[Source]***](https://www.youthbeyondblue.com/footer/stats-and-facts) Some of the most common mental illnesses in young people include; [Anxiety](https://www.lifeskillsgroup.com.au/blog/anxiety-in-children-how-to-recognise-it), [Depression](https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/depression), [Stress](https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-13/raising-resilient-young-people/managing-emotions-and-stress) and [Attention Deficit Disorders](https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/attention-deficit-disorder-add-or-adhd). From early intervention campaigns to community support[ initiatives](http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/events/photo/), this day aims to ill uminate and remove the stigma surrounding mental illnesses affecting our population, particularly in young people.     **Watch this video to see the full impact of mental illness in children across Australia, and *how you can turn this around*:**   ##### **3 Strategies to Boost Children's Mental Wellbeing:**   ##### **1. Reinforce positive physical activity behaviours ** By maintaining a healthy relationship with your body through physical activity, your mind will receive a direct boost of the brain chemicals dopamine and serotonin. These are part of the reward system in our brain, which is triggered following the completion of activities such as: outdoor walks, yoga, a sports game etc. and are proven to serve many functions such as: - Boost your mood - Improve sleep and energy levels throughout the day - Serve to distract or block you from daily worries - Improved sense of wellbeing A Canadian [study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24928804) from the Journal of Adolescent Health showed students who played school sports between ages 8-12 experienced less stress and depression as young adults. It was also shown to provide valuable confidence, critical-thinking and judgement skills, as well as increased brain function. Forming these behaviours at a young age, creates a positive association with physical activity is created, coupled with an enjoyable aspect to self care. ##### **2. Improve Mindfulness** Mindfulness is used to become more grounded by paying full attention to what is going on in you and outside you, moment by moment, and without judgement. This could be as simple as using visualisation, meditation, active self-awareness or combination of all three on a daily basis. *Everyone,* not just children can benefit from the focus and balance this creates for everyday life! According to [one study](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811909000044) from ***NeuroImage***, meditation practice has been shown not only to benefit higher-order brain functions, but also to alter brain activity as well as emotional regulation. **By introducing our next generation to positive social, emotional and physical learning at an early age, a routine can be formed to encompass this behaviour and help children improve how they self-regulate and cope with mental illness moving to adulthood.**   ##### **3. Encourage Positive Relationships/Friendships** Building positive relationships with peers is crucial in order to develop valuable self confidence and to create a support group which both serve individuals well when dealing with life’s ups and downs. [Data](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.12905) generated by researchers at University of Virginia suggests there could be a direct link between students having close friends and an improvement in long term mental health for these individuals **-** **this means that life is simply better when you are surrounded by loved ones****.**   From your home, to schools locally and abroad these strategies will build the resilience and emotional intelligence to take control of* your e*motional and social wellbeing. For young people, this empowerment and positive sense of self is integral to their success moving toward adulthood.    Want to find out how Life Skills GO can help your school understand and achieve your wellbeing goals?   --- ### [BOOK A DEMO WITH OUR TEAM](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/request-demo) Book a personalised meeting with our product specialists, to will show you how Life Skills GO can help you achieve your school's wellbeing goals. We will guide you through a short interactive demo and answer any questions to help you determine if Life Skills GO is right for your school.  #### [And get started with your FREE TRIAL today](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/en-au/life-skills-go-free-trial)   Start collecting valuable, student driven data with **[Life Skills GO](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/go)**, an easy-to-use emotion and wellbeing data collection tool, designed in collaboration with educators, that measures student readiness to learn, and is supported with a comprehensive library of evidence-based and curriculum aligned resources and adaptive lessons to foster wellbeing and social and emotional literacy.   --- #### Additional Resources - [FREE WEBINARS: Find our more and register to attend one of our upcoming webinars](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/webinars)  - [Case Studies: Hear from the schools that are finding success with Life Skills GO](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/case-studies) - [A 1 Minute Video: How Life Skills GO can help you make informed wellbeing data decisions](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/hubfs/Nikki%20CEO%20Life%20Skills%20GO%20intro.mp4) - [Download a FREE 32 page resource guide to teaching emotions](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/free-guide-to-teaching-emotions-0) - [Free wellbeing resources to get started with - activities, workbooks and games](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/hubfs/2024%20Resource%20Pack/LSG_2024WellbeingResourcesCombines.pdf) - [**Start your 14 day FREE TRIAL today**](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/en-au/life-skills-go-free-trial) Topics: [Wellbeing](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/wellbeing) [Mindfulness](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/mindfulness) [Resilience](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/resilience) [Family Resources](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/family-resources) [Emotional Intelligence](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/emotional-intelligence) [Educator Resources](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/blog/tag/educator-resources) ![blog 2](https://www.lifeskillsgo.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Life%20Skills%20Group/Blog/blog%202.png?width=863&height=863&name=blog%202.png) #### Life Skills Group Life Skills Group is Australia’s market leader in curriculum-based social, emotional and physical learning programs for students and educators. 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