What is mental health?

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]We all have positive and negative emotions. It is part of being a human being. Being able to balance our positive and negative emotions helps us looking after our mental health, just like doing physical exercise helps us being physically healthy. Mental health is a skill, that is why we teach it at Howard Primary. Watch the video and then reflect with your family on what you are doing to look after your mental health.

Watch how Elena and Damara deal with stress and big feelings. Do you have any tips? How do you look after your own mental health?

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Thank you for watching! Mrs Pollington[/dropshadowbox]