{"id":281,"date":"2021-02-03T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/thsartanddesign\/?p=281"},"modified":"2021-02-16T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:59:23","slug":"childrens-mental-health-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/thsartanddesign\/2021\/02\/03\/childrens-mental-health-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Mental Health Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It is Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021). This year’s theme is Express Yourself. We encourage everyone in the Taylor High community to use creativity as a healing tool: Connecting mind, body & imagination.<\/p>\n

Children need a way to process and make sense of their experiences, but as neuroscience shows us,\u00a0simply talking about problems often isn\u2019t enough.<\/strong>\u00a0That\u2019s where the power of creativity becomes an essential healing tool, because it offers the means for children to \u2018work things out\u2019 as well as expressing their feelings and telling their stories. In doing so, children can envision a better, more hopeful future. That\u2019s where the power of creativity becomes an essential healing tool, because it offers the means for children to express their feelings, and envision a better, more hopeful future (childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk).<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow the links below to find a variety of therapeutic art techniques, helping you to relax and de-stress:<\/p>\n

100 Art Therapy Exercises<\/p>\n

https:\/\/intuitivecreativity.typepad.com\/expressiveartinspirations\/100-art-therapy-exercises.html<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

37 Art Therapy Techniques for De-Stressing This Season<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/art-therapy-techniques_n_56562017e4b072e9d1c19f9b?ri18n=true<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Express Yourself.<\/p>\n

THS Art & Design Team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is Children’s Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021). This year’s theme is Express Yourself. We encourage everyone in the Taylor High community to use creativity as a healing tool: Connecting mind, body & imagination. Children need a way to process and make sense of their experiences, but as neuroscience shows us,\u00a0simply talking about problems … <\/p>\n

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