WRAP
PARENTS' SELF-HELP RESOURCES
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a simple and powerful process for creating the life and wellness you want. With WRAP, you can:
Discover simple, safe, and effective tools to create and maintain wellness
Develop a daily plan to stay on track with your life and wellness goals
Identify what throws you off track and develop a plan to keep moving forward
Gain support and stay in control even in a crisis
WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is a self-care focussed programme over 10 weeks for young people aged 5 – 19 which is proven effective in improving resilience, emotional wellbeing, mental health, self-management, empowerment, goal achievement and quality of life. WRAP stands for Wellness Recovery Action Plan and is a prevention and wellness process that anyone can use to get well, stay well and make their life more the way they want it to be through a series of tools and action plans called a WRAP. It’s a process for anyone who wants to make positive changes in the way they feel and the way they react to life.
At East Park we have four WRAP facilitators who are trained in delivering the program for pupils: Mrs Reynolds (HLTA), Mrs Sage (Support Assistant), Mrs McGowan (Support Assistant) and Mrs Hoe (Support Assistant)
Do you have an anxious child?
Follow the link below for some useful guidance on helping your child overcome anxieties:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety
https://psychcentral.com/blog/stress-better/2016/03/49-phrases-to-calm-an-anxious-child#1
Here are some books aimed at supporting children with their worries:
What To Do When You Worry Too Much (A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety) by Dawn Huebner is an interactive self-help book designed to guide 6-12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioural techniques most often used in the treatment of generalised anxiety. Engaging, encouraging and easy to follow, this book educates, motivates and empowers children to work towards change.
Ruby’s Worry: A Big Bright Feelings Book by Tom Percival is designed for 0-5 year olds. Ruby discovers that recognising and sharing a worry is a first step towards shrinking the worry.
Do you need help dealing with your child's anger?
Here are some websites that offers help with those 'hot feelings' - sharing useful tips and information for managing anger in children:
https://copingskillsforkids.com/managing-anger
Here is a book aimed at supporting children with feelings of anger:
Angry Octopus by Lori Lite is an anger management story for children aged 5-10 years old which introduces active progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing. This is a great little story to help children understand that they are in control of their emotions. It focuses on the ownership of feelings and emotions and taking command of the situation.
Is your child struggling with their self-esteem?
Follow these useful links which gives some useful advice to parents/carers:
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/a-z-guide/self-esteem/
Here are some books aimed at supporting children with their self-esteem:
Gilly the Giraffe Self-Esteem Activity Book by Dr Karen Treisman is a therapeutic story with creative activities for children aged 5-10 years old.
Happy Confident Me is a daily journal, which explores a gratitude and growth mindset to boost children's happiness, self-esteem, positive thinking, mindfulness and resilience. It is designed for children aged 6-12 years old.
