Lavender Learning

A book worth reading - audio book available too 🌈👍

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week….

The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is 'anxiety'. Anxiety is an emotion that affects us all. Whether you're worried about passing an exam, concerned about money, or trying something new that you've not done before, it's normal to feel some level of anxiety at stressful times in life.

However, anxiety can become a big issue when it starts impairing our functioning and severely affecting our mood. Excessive anxiety can create a level of stress and hopelessness that affects our overall mental health and wellbeing. Some symptoms of anxiety include difficulty sleeping, feeling sick, restlessness and racing thoughts. There may also be behavioural changes, such as avoiding social interaction or situations that trigger stress.

With the right support and healthy coping strategies, anxiety can be made more manageable. Reaching the core of the issue causing anxiety will help to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms that often come along with it. Focusing on anxiety this Mental Health Awareness Week provides us with an opportunity to understand how anxiety affects mental health and provide information on how to cope with and heal from anxiety. 🌈🌈

One of our YP held their Coronation tea/lemonade event today… it was greatly supported by hubbers and the team, raising funds for ICDIL

We are lucky in the Hubs that we and our hubbers, all have have the opportunity to talk about our feelings ….🌈

Now the evenings are getting lighter and the days are getting warmer… have a go at this with your young people 👍🌈🌈

My new reading material today

When you have a neurotypical child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditions, organizations and clubs.

But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous efforts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike.

This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) ACCEPTANCE.

For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people. Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface.

Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value enough. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted!!

If you choose, please "copy and paste" (by touching and holding the text) onto your profile in honor of all children who are deemed "different". Our world would be far less beautiful without them.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

Remember kindness goes a long way!!! In a world where you can be anything…be kind 💜

Please share 🌈

Start compiling the lists for summer 🌅☀️🏖️🧺

That’s why we are here to help them x❤️🌈