{"id":2809,"date":"2024-02-28T09:36:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T09:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/gepswi\/?page_id=2809"},"modified":"2025-04-15T09:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T08:00:35","slug":"examples-of-self-help-interventions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/gepswi\/examples-of-self-help-interventions\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategies that may be used to improve wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are some strategies that may be used to improve wellbeing. They are interventions that can be used by teachers \/ parents \/ carers for themselves or to be taught to children and young people.<\/h3>\n

The following strategies are skills based, and consequently, need regular practice to improve their effectiveness.<\/h3>\n

Animation to help with self regulation –\u00a0 “How to avoid becoming a Lizard”<\/strong> – an idea to help with self-regulation and help with readiness to learn.\u00a0 We all may not have control over what has happened to us but can develop skills to help ourselves choose how to react to triggers. This needs practice, but if we can do it once (experience some regaining of control) we set up an alternative pathway in our brain that we can develop with practice, rather than a possible well-developed default of just switching off or reacting with anger. Children have also supported each other to use this as a strategy (children listen to children). The key is not that we all use acb, but realise that it is within our own control and power to have some control over our own thoughts \/ feelings and bodies. “I can….”<\/h3>\n