Parent Resources | Art for Mental Wellness

The term "mental wellness" was first used in 2001 by Dr. Jane Myers. It includes the ability to reduce stress, be curious, feel joy, and be grateful. It’s the person who finds opportunities for creativity and has a hobby. It’s having knowledge about emotions within oneself and others. It’s figuring out how to have a balanced life, even in a life filled with hurry and stress and anxiety.

Parent Resources for Children's Mental Wellness

Creativity. Curiosity. Awe & wonder. Peace and calm. Emotional IQ. Nature.

Encourage these...

Creativity

Art, craft, building, & creating improves mental wellness in children & teens

Curiosity

Find ways to keep your child's curiosity alive! Keep them as curious as a toddler!

Awe & Wonder!

Find ways to interject awe & wonder into your children's lives! Notice amazing things tiny & grand!

Peace & calm

Children's mental wellness improves when they have moments of calm in their day

Emotional IQ

Your child needs help understanding feelings in themselves & others in order to be successful in life

Time in Nature!

Children's mental health is improved through time in nature whether outdoors or via art

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Implement these...

The Bankers Table

Help your child create a still life of 10 items that show who they are. Take a photo! Print it out!

Creative Science

Quick & simple science activities to increase your child's creativity!

Astronaut

Space! Track the International Space Station and see it fly overhead!

Rhythm Calms the Brain

Short 1-minute video on how rhythmic activities can calm the back of the brain.

In My Heart

Book about feelings. Help your kids learn to identify feelings in self & others.

Morning

What are the people doing? Can you find any thing that looks like places where you spend time?

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These links will be changed regularly so keep checking back for more resources!

Improving your child's mental wellness is an on-going project!

Astronaut

Space! Track the International Space Station and see it fly overhead!