With routines settling in and fall programs and workshops underway Right from the Start would like to share all of the amazing things going on like the Parenting and Stress Workshop, or the Mindfulness Meditation Program. Are you looking for some peer support and ideas to help you and your child with anxiety? Parents of Anxious Kids is a group you may want to check out. Please see our website for more on these programs and more!
We want to hear from YOU! Please take this short, anonymous survey and tell us what workshops, supports or needs you may have. We want to make sure that what is being offered is what parents need in the Bow Valley.
Kate Rive and Deren Alward work out of Elizabeth Rummel School. Kat Wiebe and Allyson Van Impe work out of Banff Elementary School as the Right from the Start (RFTS) team and coaches. We work to support children, teachers and families with the prevention, promotion and education of Mental Health and social/emotional literacy.
Mary Weighell works out of Elizabeth Rummel and is the RFTS Project Coordinator.
To connect with RFTS please contact your school and ask for us. We are here to help!
While we may think of low mood or other challenges as adult problems, they can affect people at any age. Children and teens can experience mental illnesses like depression. Sometimes it can be difficult for adults to understand how difficult children’s problems can be because we look at their problems through adult eyes. But the pressures of growing up can be very hard for some children. It’s important that we remind ourselves that while their problems may seem unimportant to us, they can feel overwhelming to young people. It’s important to take depression in young people seriously. For more on this follow the LINK
Right from the Start is here to help! If you or your child are needing some supports, information or someone to talk to please come into the school and find us - our doors are always OPEN.
Link you may find helpful...
Sleep Solutions
This session will discuss the 7 Most Important Sleep Tips that will help improve your child's sleep. Followed by a question and answer session where you can ask any questions about your child's sleep. Follow LINK to sign up for this webinar
Childhood Anxiety: Symptoms, Treatments, and Prevention Strategies
Participants can expect to learn:
- symptoms of anxiety and anxiety disorders and common presentations for children aged 6-17 - evidenced-based treatment strategies for treating anxiety - review of emerging practices and research related to prevention and mental wellness
