Two-thirds of parents in the UK are worried about their children’s mental health. And rightly so, as 1 in 6 children in the UK suffers from poor mental health.
When children are anxious and stressed, this often means parents are anxious and stressed. That’s why we’re taking a whole family approach to mental health and we’re empowering our employees to support their children.
All of our employees now have access to the Wee Seeds Mini-Minds Wellbeing Toolbox. It’s a programme of fun and easy mindfulness exercises for children. It’s all about bringing calm and connection to families.
Mindfulness can help children:
- Focus more easily and be ready to learn
- Sleep better
- Feel less anxious
- Feel more connected to their family
- Build resilience
- Understand their emotions
- Deal with frustration better
- Become kinder to others and themselves
These are skills children can use today and for the rest of their lives so we are also investing in the future of the workforce. Our staff deserve good mental health, and so do their children!
By partnering with Wee Seeds, we also contribute to Growing Minds, their social impact programme to help families in poverty or struggling with their mental health to nurture their mental wellbeing.
Find out more about how Wee Seeds is improving mental health, one child at a time at weeseeds.co.uk
