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Mindfulness: When your brain needs a vacation
Coping skills
At times, we all need to learn to adapt to change, or we need assistance with stress of the day, or we simply need a way to calm our minds after a transition. Mindfulness can be useful in those situations and more! Click the link below to learn why it is useful to begin flexing our brain muscle!
Mindfulness Tips...
Take a short break from whatever you’re doing —look at something different. NOTICE it!
Practice looking for small moments of beauty or kindness --Focusing on the positive will strengthen your ability to turn your attention away from worries.
Search for and comment on the positive qualities and actions of others.
Develop a habit of exercising — to make it easier to relax and to recover from stress.
Remember that habits can be hard to form, and change takes time. Try to be persistent with your mindfulness practices, but don’t beat yourself up if you slip and find yourself getting stressed. Just keep trying.
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Check out the following Mindfulness Apps :Calm----also offers many features, may be better suited for older students and adults
Insight Timer--a lot of intricate features
Smiling Mind--so many possible approaches, targets students by age, includes educator options providing lessons for age groups
Headspace--very user friendly! Many students are familiar with this app
Counseling, Crisis, and Other Resources
Counseling Agencies:
- Growing through Grief (grief counseling)
- Headway Counseling (wide range of mental health services, including counseling)
- Melrose Center (eating disorder resource)
- Move Forward (free counseling & crisis referral)
- Prairie Care (wide range of mental health services, including counseling)
- The Family Partnership (services in Spanish, Hmong & Somali)
- The Emily Program (eating disorder resource)
- Washburn Child Guidance (wide range of mental health services, including counseling)
- Clues: Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servico (counseling and other resources for Latino families, resources in Spanish)
Crisis Resources:- Hennepin County Crisis Connection (qualified counselors who can respond 24-7 vie phone or text)
- Metro Childrens Crisis Response Services (professionals who can respond 24-7 vie phone)
- Mental Health Emergency (trained county workers who can help in the midst of a mental health crisis)
- The Bridge (24 hr/crisis counseling & emergency shelter for teens)
Other Resources
- ICA Food Shelf (provides food to families in need)
- Central Community Center Clinic (free medical care)
- Mental Health Minnesota (a compilation of many resources)
- myHealth for Teens and Young Adults (low cost and free basic medical care, education, and counseling)
- Resource West (referrals for food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, and counseling)
- Sojourner (safety, support, shelter from domestic violence)
Academic Resources
Remember, the most important strategy for overcoming test anxiety is preparation. Make sure you are taking time to prepare for the test. This means doing your school work and beginning to study for the test days in advance.
Attendance Information
Bullying/Cyberbullying
Online Resources for Families:
PACER National Bully Prevention Center - Includes helpful information, resources, videos, and real stories related to bullyingOnline Resources for Teens:
PACER Teens Against Bullying - Includes information and resources about bullying for teens
Transition to Hopkins High School
Career/College Planning
It is never too early to start thinking about your future. While nothing has to be decided now, now is a great time to explore what you are interested in.
Naviance is a website that is free to all families & students for career and college exploration. Here you are able to take interest inventories, do college searches, career exploration, and even build a resume. This is a resource that will be used through high school!
On your ipad, sign in to Hopkins Schools Classlink and click on the Naviance app.
