Emotional Fatigue and Exhaustion and Student Wellbeing
It’s hard to believe we are halfway through Term 1 2022. With all the turbulent events happening in the world, it is hard to believe that summer holidays were a short six weeks away. After the two years Covid-19, the floods in Queensland and New South Wales and now the conflict in Ukraine, it’s normal for us (and our children) to experience a level emotional fatigue and exhaustion. When this happens our ability to be resilient and adjust to every day events becomes diminished and we can start to feel anxious, worried, scared, or angry over things that are unrelated to world events around us.
We know student wellbeing is a partnership between parents and the school. This newsletter I have provided several resources for parents, including webinars from Dr Andrew Fuller, the eSafety Commissioner and the Raising Children Network. I encourage parents to sign up to these free events, multiple dates and times are available.
The Student Wellbeing Leadership Team is working closely with students and their families P-12 to ensure each student is known, cared for, and supported in these uncertain times. If you notice changes in your child’s behaviour at home and have concerns about their wellbeing, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Homeroom Teacher.
Wellbeing support at home
You will find below links including five-minute reads for parents to support their children at home.
- Disaster news and distressing news events: supporting teenagers
Media coverage of disasters: teenagers | Raising Children Network
- Helping teens cope with bad world news
Dealing with bad world news | The big issues | ReachOut Australia
Webinars - March 2022
Building Resilience in Turbulent Times
Turbulent times call for resilient minds. From COVID-19, the Ukraine invasion and rampant flooding, it’s already been a tough start to 2022.
Leading clinical psychologist Dr Andrew Fuller joins us for this free webinar event - a national Independent schools initiative - hosted by The Parents Website.
Register by clicking on the links below.
eSafety’s Parent Guide to Cyberbullying and Online Drama
This webinar will provide parents and carers with the tools to support young people to have safe and respectful online relationships. It will also offer advice about what to do when things go wrong.
It is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 11 to 18 years old.
It will cover:
- starting conversations with your child about their online friendships and positive ways to deal with changing relationships
- understanding the rights, laws and community expectations that govern social media use
- where to seek help if your child is involved in a cyberbullying incident.
The webinar will be held on:
- Thursday, 10 March 12:30 to 1:30 pm AEDT
- Tuesday, 15 March 12:30 to 1:30 pm AEDT
- Wednesday, 23 March 7:30 to 8:30 pm AEDT
To Register: Registration (gotowebinar.com)
Skills to manage anxiety in your family – Raising Children Network
Anxiety is common in families, but you can learn skills to manage your anxiety – and help your child manage their anxiety too. In these two free, live webinars, you’ll work through these skills and then follow up with questions and discussion.
Managing anxiety in families: webinar | Raising Children Network
What’s coming up?
National Day Against Bullying and Violence – Friday, 18 March
The theme for the 2022 National Day Against Bullying and Violence is Kindness Culture. On Friday, 18 March Hume Anglican Grammar will be building a kindness culture to promote inclusiveness, respect and community belonging across the Mt Ridley, Donnybrook and Kalkallo campuses. Stay tuned to our social media for more information on the day.