BALANCE for Parents and Guardians
BALANCE for Parents and Guardians is a comprehensive toolkit for parents, guardians and carers, to support the young people (12+ yrs) in your life through the stresses that are so often present within education. This course equips you with a range of techniques that can be introduced to young people, including developing a growth mindset, grounding techniques for the mind and body, and positive mental health strategies. With a focus on developing resilience and internal resources, all of the content has been developed in mind of the pressures that young people face.
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On-Demand Course

All levels
Course Content
Welcome
- Introduction to BALANCE for Parents and Guardians
Module 1 - The Present Moment
- Introduction to the present moment
- Taking a moment
- Escaping the present
- Healthy distractions
- Benefits of being present
Module 2 - Mindset
- Introduction to Mindset
- Mindset definition
- The power of the mind
- Carol Dweck and mindset
- Fixed mindset
- Growth mindset
- Summary of mindsets
- Curiosity within learning
- The power of yet
- The joy of being a beginner
- Healthy competition
- Tests and exams
- Closed and open questions
- Final Scores
- Introduction to praise
- Fixed mindset praise
- Growth mindset praise
- Rewards
- Impacts of a growth mindset
Module 3 - Internal Resourcing
- Internal resourcing
- The first step
- Drawing the mind
- Using the pictures
- Let's look at some strategies
- Personal support team
- Pocket person or pet
- Trees
- Calm spaces
- The five senses
- Using the five senses
Module 4 - Mind and Body
- Introduction to mind and body
- Benefits
- Techniques
- Body scan
- Chest expansion
- Wet dog shake
- Feet and toes
- Little finger/thumb
- Worry time
- Clapping
- Breathing techniques
- Breath for people we care about
- Square breathing
- Minute breath
- Flower opening hands
- I'm so excited
- In, in out breath
- Reading list
About Grow - Onlines courses and training

Grow - Onlines courses and training
Grow offers CPD accredited on-demand courses for educators, and online courses for parents and students. Our courses focus on developing a growth mindset, self regulation and mindfulness skills within education. All our courses our are developed by experienced educational professionals in the fields of education and mental health. See our website to find out more about us and our mission.
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