Mental Health Activities

Primary and Junior Mental Health Activities and Strategies

A great way to care for your child’s mental health is to focus on social-emotional learning. Social-emotional learning is how we develop skills to support our mental health and success through life. Social-emotional learning skills help us:

Manage stress

Identify our emotions

Stay positive and keep moving forward

Nurture relationships

Know and feel good about ourselves

Plan and problem-solve

Find all activities and strategies for social-emotional learning at the School Mental Health Ontario website.

Intermediate and Secondary Mental Health Activities and Strategies

What can you do as an Intermediate or Secondary student to take care of yourself? Taking care of your mental health is equally as important as taking care of your physical health. Here are a few tips to help:

Focus on healthy habits and routines. Some of the things we do for our physical health, like getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising and minimizing screen time, are good for our mental health.
Do things you enjoy as much as you can. Play sports, video games, pick up a musical instrument or draw. Even if you aren’t leaving your house much, perhaps there’s a hobby you used to really like that you could try again.
Notice the good things. Look for the positives each day, even in situations that might seem negative.
Stay connected. Chat with your family members. Call a friend for a video chat or plan a day to hang out.

For more specific strategies and exercises, check out the School Mental Health Ontario website.