http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9UByLyOjBM

Key points of Stress Bucket:

● We all have different sized

stress buckets

● We all live under leaky stress

taps

● We all have holes in our

buckets that let the stress out,

these are are coping strategies

for managing our stress

● Sometimes these coping

strategies can’t keep up with the

stress we are living under; or we

might sometimes forget our

coping strategies

How can you be kind to yourself and stop

your stress bucket filling up?

How can you be kind to yourself and

stop your stress bucket filling up?

Let’s look at the Zones of

Control.

There are some things you

CAN control and some

things you CAN NOT control

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/improve-mental-wellbeing/

Examples of kind acts during the lockdown

You have

probably

heard of this

act of

kindnessCaptain (Colonel) Tom Moore

raised £33millon for NHS Charities.

Examples of kind acts during the lockdown

by Horbury Primary Academy and Accord MAT

Need to be ok in ourselves in order to be kind

■ Call a friend that you haven’t spoken to for a while

■ Tell a family member how much you love and

appreciate them

■ Make a cup of tea for someone you live with

■ Help with a household chore at home

■ Tell someone you know why you are thankful for them

■ Send someone you know a joke to cheer them up

■ Send an inspirational quote to a friend

■ Contact someone you haven’t seen in a while and

arrange a phone catch up

■ Reach out to call a friend, family member or neighbour

who is experiencing loneliness or self-isolation

■ Donate to a charity

■ Lend your ear – call a friend and ask how they’re

finding the change in routine

■ Donate to food banks

■ Offer support to vulnerable neighbours

Acts of Kindness

Your task is:

- Tell us how you have shown kindness towards someone. For example, made

you mum a cup of tea and told her that you love her, sent a card or a kind

message to a friend to cheer them up, called your grandparents or raised

money for the NHS. There are so many ways that you can shown acts of

kindness.

- Tell us how the person reacted, who received your act of kindness.

- Tell us how it made you feel after showing the act of kindness

- Tell us what your plans are for more acts of kindness.

- Present this in any way you like: a short video, photos, draw pictures or a

comic strip or PowerPoint. It’s up to you!

- Please look on the next slide for details on how to send it in to us.

We want to hear from you.

What acts of kindness have you seen, received or shown?

What suggestions do you have for an act of kindness during lockdown?

Let’s spread the kindness.Send these to

ictwork@horburyprimary.accordmat.orgwith the title #kindness

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