Sleep - are you getting enough?
Watch what you eat and drink. Caffeine and sugary snacks can lead to restless nights. Having a good night's sleep can also help you keep your weight healthy.
Sleep promotes a healthy mind. Scientists have found that there’s a strong relationship between sleep and feeling well and happy.
Turn it off! The light from your device can make it hard for your brain to switch off at night. Avoid using devices for an hour leading up to bedtime.
Try to make your bedroom as dark and comfortable as possible. Speak to your adult about the temperature and light in your room if it is stopping you sleeping.
Scientists have shown that having a good sleep will help you concentrate during the day and also helps your brain to organise and store the information you have learned during the day.
Sleep helps our bodies and our minds to recover from the day and prepare for tomorrow. Too little sleep and those tomorrows will be tougher.
The sleep cycle.
Scientists believe you should be having between 10 and 11 hours sleep each night.
Keeping active - Why is exercise so good?
Stay fit and healthy. This in turn helps you feel good about your body.
Develop new skills. Learn a new sport and also make new friends.
It can be fun! You just need to find the right exercise for you.
It releases endorphins. There are ‘happy chemicals’ which help make you feel good.
Exercise swaps. It's nice to sometimes watch the world go by, but remember to keep moving!
Exercise swaps. Computer games are fun - but they don't always get you moving.
Exercise swaps. It can get really boring just watching the TV all day.
A healthy body can lead to a healthy mind.
Information and activity ideas to keep a positive outlook -
Remember, everything that we hear is not always true. Talk to an adult if you hear or read somthing that is troubling you.
When reading about coronavirus, use a trusted website such as:
If you are feeling anxious or worried, you can try one of these activities -
Books to read or listen to -
The Very Hungry Worry Monsters by Lara Ede
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzmvjAjHafM – listen to the book being read aloud here.
• Ruby’s Worry by Tom Percival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCyiiHI2SJU – listen to the book being read aloud here.
The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrnuPj7xfs – listen to the book being read aloud here.
• Jack’s Worry by Sam Zuppardi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ0wyzjr5mg – listen to the book being read aloud here.
• The Don't Worry Book By Todd Parr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zpH3f1TMzM – listen to the book being read aloud here.
• Don't Worry Bear by Greg Foley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOCUHWjKKFg – listen to the book being read aloud here.
• The Worry Box by Suzanne Cheiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0‐bVNvlYn34 – skip to 1:05 to listen to the book being read aloud.
