Stress

Download this 16 slide ‘Stress’ PowerPoint to help children understand that stress is our body’s reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure and that it is a common feeling, which can have positive effects but can also bring negative feelings.  The resource will encourage children to think about the causes of stress, what happens when people feel stressed and that feeling of stress don’t only have negative effects – but can also be positive.

Use this PowerPoint to discuss ways children can manage their own stress:

• writing their stresses down, scrunching up the paper and throwing away their stress-ball
• pausing
• exercise
• deep breathing

Preventing stress by:

• not looking too far ahead
• looking for ways to avoid becoming stressed
• talking about how they are feeling

A very useful PowerPoint which will encourage children to think about their own well being and develop strategies for positive mental health.