School years are about learning. A fundamental learning pathway is to learn life skills. The 4 Big Skills are easy to learn but invaluable for life. Find out more How do we do that? Contact Us to find out more about how you can implement the New Ways for Life program in your school or …
This article explains about the negative effects of stress on a child’s brain.
Managing Emotions Emotions are normal. They can be feelings of anger, sadness or worry and many more. It’s how we choose to manage these feelings and what feelings to act on that counts. We need to think about calming our upset emotions. Moderate Behaviour Acting in an acceptable manner and reacting in an acceptable manner. …
Life Skill 4 – Checking Yourself! Checking yourself ties all the 4 life skills together. Read about what Flexible Thinking, Moderate Behaviour and Managing Emotions are first. Or read the blog posts. Find out more Checking Yourself….. Slows you down! What is Checking Yourself? It is making sure that …
Life Skill 3 – Flexible Thinking The ability to think flexibly helps you to find solutions to problems. There is almost always more than one way to figure out a problem. Find out more Flexible thinking. There is almost, always, more than one solution to any problem. Another way of looking at this is “Having Choices” …
Life Skill Number 2 – Moderate Behaviours An important life skill is being able to moderate your behaviour. This means being able to calm yourself when your emotions are running high and use respectful behaviour. Find out more What do you think moderate behaviour is? Have a think about the last time that you got angry …
Let’s look at Life Skill 1 – Managing your Emotions New Ways for Life are 4 life skills for young people. Skills to assist them on their journey through school and beyond! Find out more Managing Emotions will help you to manage your reaction to stressful situations and reduce stress. This is important because being …
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