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Me and Billy sat down after school and talked about our different feelings what makes us happy, sad, and angry. He liked to talk about the colour monster book from school and the different colours for the feelings. I asked him what makes him happy at school and he said playing, and said a few of his friends names

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We watched the movie " Inside out" as a family and read a few books from the collection Everybody feels... We then had a discussion about feelings and about the characters experiencies. We talked about what makes us happy, sad, angry, etc and what we could do about it. Lex also came back home from school and told us he invited a boy from his class to join him and his friends at break time, because he was alone and sad. This really made us proud.

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We chose different books to read based on different feelings and then spoke of times we may have felt these feelings and how if they were a negative feeling we changed them into positive feelings. We spoke of coping mechanisms and used lots of open questions this week to explore our feelings. Seth told me all about the brilliant work you’ve been doing with him with regards to colours and the colour monster! We are really thankful for this weeks homework! Thankyou

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What makes mervins's feelings and what he does to make it better...
Happiness: reading a book with mummy
Sad: when my friends don't play with me
Proud: when I can do good handwriting
Angry: when my brother hits me
Calm: just sitting down quietly and going to sleep
Fear: being alone or being in dark

I am going to make my feelings better by:
Reading more books with mummy😁😁😁😁
Try and play with my friends☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
Keep practicing my handwriting 😀😀😀
Try and help my brother understand that hitting is naughty😡😡😡
Be relaxed😌😌😌😌😌
Try and stay alone if an adult is not next to me😵😵😵😵😵

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We spoke about mental health and what it is in simple terms. Isla shared what makes her sad but also what makes her happy.
After school we also chat about how the day has gone and what she has done. She expresses her feelings about her day.
She explained that she thinks when people are sad you should just give them a cuddle and say kind things to them.

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This weekend we spoke to the boys about their feelings & how they can express their feelings and talk to
Mummy and Daddy about anything.
The boys spoke about how they feel about moving house and how they are happy, excited and also a little bit nervous.
Abel told us all about the colour monster system in his classroom and taught us all about the different colours and what each colour meant.
Our family movie was ‘Inside Out’ this movie is all about emotions and a little girl dealing with moving house.

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We always talk about what kind of day Amber has had at school so that she has an opportunity to talk about how she’s felt about the day. This week she started Gymnastics for the first time, after the session we made a point to talk about how she felt before, during and after the session. She was nervous with butterflies then very happy doing the activities and once we were walking home she felt very proud of herself 🤗 always important to encourage talking and self worth.

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Allysia and Ella made a worry box together and now when something upsets or worries them they write it down and put it in the box. At the end of the week we have a look and talk about there worries

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Jude and I often talk about our feelings. At bedtime once we have done story time we then have snuggle time where we talk a little before Jude goes to sleep. We talk about our day and what we are going to do the next. Jude understands he can talk to me if anything is on his mind.

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Tabitha was happy to talk to us about things that made her nervous. She explained that she is always uneasy about trips to doctors, etc. She then opened up about being scared about doing new things and some types of food. We also shared some things about us that maybe tabby didn’t know.

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Anya has really taken on board what she has learnt at school about the colour monster and feelings and is regularly relating her feelings to colours. For example in the middle of the night the other night when it was really stormy Anya climbed into bed with us and said she was feeling black (scared) and could she come and be with us. This morning when we were having a cuddle she said 'mummy when we cuddle I feel a bit yellow and a bit green (happy and calm/relaxed).  We have read the colour monster together and also talked about the importance of well being. This afternoon we made a little spa in Anyas Bedroom with the calming aromatherapy diffuser & spa music. Anya had a mini facial, back massage, foot massage & had her toenails painted ready for hols! We also talked about diet & Anya told me what were healthy & unhealthy foods.

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Oakley ALWAYS refers to the Colour Monster which he learnt about in Reception.  He is always very open about his feelings and tonight we spoke about how important it is to always be kind to others - something that we always remind him and his brother to be every day.

We spent the afternoon drawing, reading stories, play fighting, kicking a football, playing bingo and having an extra long bath!

Sometimes, life is so busy and we get wrapped up in things that aren’t important - thank you for covering such an important subject and for reminding us to take time out to enjoy the simple things.

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Jamie spoke about his feelings and what he does to feel happier. We spoke about different feelings.

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We talked about how we felt and we looked at the book "How are you feeling today?" There was a chart to record your feelings and what you can do to help. There were things like if you were scared imagine everyone were tiny little ants and others.

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We spoke as a family about our feelings and what makes us sad, scared or worried, why it’s importent to talk about how we feel and what we can do to help make us feel better. Riley likes to spend time with his family if he feels sad and Harvey likes to do some colouring quietly.

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Austin has read “You are awesome” and we have talked a lot about how it is very important to talk about our feelings and listen to others when they share their feelings too; to show respect, kindness and understanding towards others and seek help and help others when feeling low.

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This week we have spoken a lot about our feelings at home; our mental and physical feelings and how they may relate. When we are poorly, it may make us feel sad. When we have lots of energy and are well, we may feel happy and want to run around and play lots of exciting games that require expending that happy energy. Sebastian has talked about his physical and emotional feelings, relating these to The Colour Monster he has learnt about at school. We have watched a video of the story and he has drawn his own Colour Monster too.

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We watched a BBC newsround  report on Mental Health which explained that anyone can be affected by mental health problems. Some people might find it difficult to talk about it, but talking to someone about how you feel, for example being scared or worried is very important. Sometimes I feel sad about not having my own way, but I feel happy most of the time. We can talk about some sad things to our friends and family which is important.

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We had conversation about how people can feel over the fustration or something scary, we think that emotions are vital part of our everyday lives and the most important thing is how to control it by talking to the family or someone close to get support

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I have made a poem about feelings and family.
F- fearful , brave ,strong , bold
A- anger, out of control , strong , powerful
M- meaning, everything has a meaning
I- International, we are all family
L-love, kind , shy , not alone
Y-years, make the most of them

I also made cupcakes and that makes me happy inside and I really enjoyed baking with my little brother Zack yet also my mum. I did have a chat with my dad about our feelings, that is good to express them and have someone to talk to.

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Tonight at bedtime me and Archie read a book together called will you be my friend wear a little boy (ben) is trying to make friends and no one wanted to play with him until eventually a little girl becomes his friend. We discussed how Ben may be feeling when people didn’t want to be his friend and how it’s important to always be kind to one another as your actions will have an effect on how people are made to feel we decided the little girl was very kind to Ben.

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Peter and I are supporting Mental health through our Karate club which is raising money for Mind. You can wear a special blue Belt to show your support. We also talk about anything worrying us and we think that talking helps.

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We took the time to jump in some muddy puddles today and talk about things that make us happy. We laughed together and got messy!

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It’s very important to have somebody that always helps you and suports you like when your scared, lonely, worried and nervios so always remember to have someone but atleast you have your parents and thats the good thing!😃😀 Sometimes people need a simple conversation with somebody that always helps them and supports them. Please if you see somebody around you that look sąd, lonely and nervoise DON’T ignore, just go up to them and say if they are okay and just support them!😇😀😇😁😇 Sometimes when I am scared or I feel lonely my parents help me and calm me down and it actually helps me!! So if maybe one of your parents are sad help them!!!😀🤗✌🏻

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Poppy wrote about her worry doll which she keeps under her pillow and tells her worries to before she goes to sleep. She also wrote about talking to her mum which makes her feel better. Poppy made a 'gratitude jar' where she writes about all the nice things that have happened. This helps her focus on the good parts of her day which makes her happy.

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George and family discussed the reason of sharing the feelings with the right people when in need. George has been advised to always express himself and when sad to do the things that make him happy for example go for a ride with his bike

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We talked about the colours associated with feelings and why it’s important to talk about how we feel. We also talked about what we do to spend time with eachother  like going for walks, swimming, going on holiday and spending time with other members of our family. Olivia also has a worry monster that she uses to write her worries and put them in for him to eat them up when we have talked about them.

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We talked about our feelings and different things that happen that make us feel the way we do. We talked about what worries we have and others may have and how/what we could do to make these feelings turn into happier feelings. Rory used colour to explain his feelings so the boys decided to make Lego colour charts and made their own video to share this with you.

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Me and Harry had a chat about what mental health means, we talked about how important it is to talk about feelings and how it’s ok not to be ok all the time! I told Harry if he ever has worry’s or problems that talking is the best way to deal with it as keeping things to himself could result in his mind not being heathy and he may feel really sad.
He said “oh so like we have to keep ourselves healthy we have to make our heads healthy aswell” ....exactly!
We decided doing fun things, spending time together, getting outdoors walking riding running etc would make us feel happy so our minds would be happy

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We have had a lot of chats over the weekend about talking about worries and feelings.Lots of physical activity too which is good for our mental health. We had a nice family meal today with grandparents talking about who we can talk to and then had a fun game of Monopoly with Granny and Grandpa 😊Having fun is good for our minds too!

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We have chatted to the girls about how important it is to talk openly about their feelings and any issues. We have made them aware of how their feelings and actions can effect their and others mental health and what to do if they or others are feeling low.

We had a lovely walk with the dogs on Saturday evening and spent Sunday recharging ready for another busy week 😃

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We have discussed how the characters are feeling in the book that we have just finished.
We also had a chat about thinking before we speak because sometimes we say something that comes out wrong and how that might make that person feel.

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We have been discussing feelings and how everyone doesn’t have to be happy, some people show their emotions and some people hide their emotions, if your sad you tell someone (said Dylan) smile to people (said esme) Dylan drew a poster

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Thomas, James and Mummy talked about different feelings. We drew and painted pictures of happy and sad faces. Thomas then made a worry box so he can write down anything he feels and post it in the box. He then wrote that he felt happy today and posted it in his worry box.

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We talked about how we all have worries, and that there are lots of different ways to help make the worries smaller and hopefully disappear. The main one being sharing the problem, as Mabel said that when she talks about any worries to somebody, she may cry a bit, but not long after that she feels much better. We talked about how doing things we enjoy can also make you feel better, eg art, going for a walk, hugs, spending time with friends. Mabel made her very own worry box today, she's named it "Unicorn the worry eater", she has written some worry examples on the lid and mummy made a hole for the mouth to be able to put any worries in.🦄

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We have talked this week about how Evie uses her worry monster. Writing things down or drawing a picture about a concern then putting it the monster helps her. This method helped Evie through her time in hospital last year. It's still used now and is a good way of opening up a subject that has been playing on her mind ❤

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Lola said if she feels sad cuddles from her dog Buddy, mummy of Daddy make her feel better. If she is at school Mabel cuddles make her feel better or talking to a teacher.
We have made a worry box for Lola to write her worries on paper apples , talk about them and ways to solve them , then we put them in the box and say ‘ by by worries. ‘

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Jake says when he feels sad, cross or worried he’ll get in the hot tub to relax!  ‘It’s easy mum, when ever I feel cross I get in and relax and I don’t feel cross anymore!’

We love having family time in the hot tub talking about our day in the evenings! X

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Talking about feelings and what make Bella feel happy. She said she loves walking on grass or sand with no shoes and socks on. We don’t have sand so grass will do xx

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Today we sat on the green for half an hour and just talked. We spoke about mental health and our feelings, such as times when we have felt sad, anxious or scared. We talked about how these feelings are normal and the best way to make yourself feel better is by talking to others... taking this half an hour out has been the happiest part of my week.