Practicing gratitude is one of the simplest tools that you can use to improve how you are feeling.

Research has shown that the positive side effects of using gratitude include physical benefits such as better sleep and psychological benefits including less anxiety and increased happiness and resilience.  Social benefits include; fewer feelings of loneliness and isolation, increased forgiveness and greater helpfulness and generosity.

When thinking about the things that we are grateful for, the benefits will be greater if you don’t think about the “things” you have, such as toys but rather, look for kindness from others, or a kind deed that you have seen or been involved in.

Sone of the ways in which you can practice gratitude is to write a gratitude journal, make a list or share with others, three things which you are grateful for.

Another way of practicing gratitude is to be a gratitude detective by watching for kind and caring behaviour from other people.

How about boosting your wellbeing by setting yourself a challenge to show gratitude in some way every day?

Gratitude is my Superpower

My Attitude of Gratitude

The Science of Gratitude

Did I Ever Tell You How Happy You Are? Dr Seuss

The Gratitude Tree Guided Meditation

The Gratitude Experiment

What are you grateful for right now?

Self-control is about being able to control your actions or behaviour. For some people, self-control is easy, but for others, it takes practise to have self-control. Similar to self-control are self-regulation and self-managment and one strategy that teachers can use to help their students is the “Zones of Regulation”. This helps students to be aware of their reactions and behaviour and helping to regulate and take control of behaviour. Use of mindfulness and the Stop, Think and Breath strategy is helpful.

Self-control explained

The word “resist” is connected to self-control in this clip!

The marshmellow test – what would you do? Do you think you’d have the self control to wait and get two?

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – can you identify the zones of regulation of the pigeon?

Teamwork comes under the Relationships arm of the BHPS wellbeing model which means; I accept, understand and empathise with others.

We can also relate teamwork to Voice and Agency because being part of a team means working “for the good of the whole“.

The VIA Institute says of those who have, or aspire to have, teamwork as one of their character strengths: “I am a helpful and contributing group and team member, and feel responsible for helping the team reach its goals.”

An oldie but a goodie!

Swimmy is about a group of ingenious little fish who come together, literally to solve a problem!

The Grizzly Bear who lost his GRRR

Just because everyone loves a meercat!