Wellbeing resources

We have a range of resources for children, young people, professionals and parents that offer practical tips to feel more in control and become more resilient in managing emotional wellbeing and mental health.

RISE resources

Choose from the below topics and we will show you explainers, videos and self-help worksheets to help you feel better.

Anger is a normal, healthy emotion which we all feel. Anger can be helpful at times - it can keep us safe, help us identify problems or things that are hurting us and motivate us to create change and achieve our goals. Most people will be able to manage their anger so it does not have a big impact on their lives, and others will need help to do this.

Check out our videos about anger on our YouTube channel.

Browse our anger resources.

Human beings have the amazing ability to think about future events. 'Thinking ahead’ means that we can anticipate obstacles or problems, and gives us the opportunity to plan solutions. When it helps us to achieve our goals, ‘thinking ahead’ can be helpful.

However, worrying is a way of 'thinking ahead' that often leaves us feeling anxious or apprehensive. When we worry excessively, we often think about worst case scenarios and feel that we won't be able to cope. Worries are unpleasant thoughts that you can’t get out of your head. They’re like annoying bugs that keep buzzing around and won’t leave you alone. It can feel uncontrollable and seem to take on a life of its own. It may take the form of thoughts or images which escalate into a worst case scenario.

Check out our helpful videos about anxiety on our YouTube channel.

Browse our anxiety resources.

Emotion regulation is the ability to manage our emotions. Emotion regulation is also known as self-regulation.

We all experience many different emotions such as happy, sad, angry and so on but sometimes emotions can get too big and hard to manage. Emotion regulation is a skill, but it is a skill we can all learn.

When supporting children to regulate their emotions, you need to be aware of your own emotions, your
reaction to these emotions, and how they may affect the child's emotions (also known as co-regulation).
Younger children in particular will need your support to regulate their emotions. This can also be true of
older children, particularly in times of crisis.

Check out our helpful videos about emotions on our YouTube channel.

Browse our emotion regulation resources.

We all know what it is like to be low from time to time, but this can get worse and stop us from doing the things we most enjoy. This results in us getting less out of our life and feeling down. It can often result in having bad thoughts, feeling worthless, lacking energy and motivation, feeling restless, irregular sleep, changes in mood and appetite, tearfulness and difficulties in making decisions. It is ok to have feelings, we can’t control what we feel but we can control how we let that feeling affect our lives.

Check out our videos about low mood on our YouTube channel.

Browse our low mood resources.

Have you ever entered a room and then couldn't remember why? Do you sometimes offer people only partial attention and therefore not really listen to what’s being said? These are examples of being on ‘autopilot’. When we’re on autopilot we 'live inside our heads', either worrying about the future or ruminating about the past.

Mindfulness is a way of developing our awareness so that we live in the present moment. Paying more attention to your thoughts, feelings and environment in the present moment can improve your wellbeing. Mindfulness does not stop worry or rumination occurring, but can help us cope with them. When we push feelings and thoughts aside, they can often become stronger or even explode; we need to acknowledge them in a non-judgmental way and learn to manage them.

Here at RISE, we think mindfulness might be a great way of helping children to cope and improve wellbeing. Below are many mindful activities to try at home and we have collated ready-made activities for teachers to do in order to build mindfulness into your school day.

Check out our helpful videos about mindfulness on our YouTube channel.

Browse our mindfulness resources.

Self-care should never be seen as a selfish act! Our wellbeing can change from moment to moment, day to day and month to month because of certain things that happen to us or for no reason at all. It can affect the way we feel about ourselves, others and about the things in our lives. Things can change very quickly so it is important to notice changes in yourself and take note of how you are feeling.

Check out our helpful videos about self-care on our YouTube channel.

Browse our self-care resources.

Our self-esteem is how we view and feel about ourselves and our ability to do things. If we view ourselves in a positive way, feel good about ourselves and feel confident in our abilities to do things, we call this having high or positive self-esteem. If we feel badly about ourselves and are critical of our abilities as well as feel that we are unable to face challenges, we may call this having low self-esteem.

Check out our helpful videos about self-esteem on our YouTube channel.

Browse or self-esteem resources.

Stress is the body's reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure, everyone will experience stress at some point in their lives. Stress can be good for us as it can be motivating to help us achieve things and keep up to date with tasks, but we need to be careful not to have too much stress around as this can soon feel overwhelming.

Check out our helpful videos about stress on our YouTube channel.

Browse our stress resources.