1. Sonia Grant

2. What to do when you don’t know what to do
Aims
Learning practical tools and techniques help your children deal with anxiety and exam nerves
What to do when you don’t know what to do

3. Journey through Secondary School

4. HOW THE BRAIN WORKS

5. Frontal cortex
Mid brain
Reptilian brain

6. Threat to..
Reputation
Self worth
Ego

7. GROWTH MINDSET

8. The Quick Coherence Technique
Heart Focus
Heart Breathing
Heart Feeling

9. WHAT SCIENTISTS KNOW

11. 98% of thoughts are exactly the same as we had the day before
We are thinking machines
50,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day
50 thoughts per minute
98% of thoughts are exactly the same as we had the day before
60 – 80% are negative

12. Break the habit of engaging with negative thoughts
0 – 10 thoughts per minute
Over 50 thoughts per minute
Peace of mind
Beginning to overload/mild stress
Healthy functioning/good feelings
Spinning out of control/ persistent stress
Mental burnout/ extreme stress

13. Mindfulness

14. Managing thoughts
Surfing the waves of thought
Pause and plan

15. Know they have an innate resilience and wellbeing
What to do when you don’t know what to do
Know they have an innate resilience and wellbeing

16. GROWTH MINDSET – Strategies
Practical tools and techniques
Heart Coherence – heart focus, heart breathing, heart feeling
Mindfulness
Surfing the waves of thought
Pause and plan
Growth mindset

17. Top 10 tips for parents Know when to talk and when to listen
Teach them how to manage their emotions
Avoid becoming anxious and over protective
Tell them you love them
Actively listen and show empathy and understanding
Be a role model – walk your talk
Spend quality time with them
Share stories of people who have struggled but succeeded
Encourage them to practice appreciation and gratitude
Know you are doing the best you can!

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