Healthy Mind Mondays: With Youth Services
2021-02-25T11:34:22+11:00It’s been a while since we have done some baking and we thought it would be great to start off March with it. This is a little reminder of [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Responding
2021-02-10T15:53:04+11:00We couldn’t go past how accurate it is that Andy Puddicombe said; “We may not always choose what happens to us in life, but we do get to choose how [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Role Modelling
2021-02-02T13:49:28+11:00This week we gravitated towards a quote from Brene Brown. Often we put so much pressure on ourselves to do everything right that we can end feeling stressed and overwhelmed. [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Get Active
2021-01-28T09:25:57+11:00Why not start off the month with some fitness? Physical activity plays such a big role in keeping a healthy mind. We understand that sometimes it’s hard to know what [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Anger, a source of information
2021-01-28T09:14:29+11:00Quite often we refer to emotions as good and bad. By labelling emotions this way, we place a negative connotation on the emotions that may feel unpleasant for us, like [...]
Read With Me at Home is back in 2021!
2021-02-19T11:53:12+11:00If your child needs help with their reading, sign up for Read With Me at Home, Wyndham City Libraries' reading buddy program. Read With Me at Home is an online [...]
Tuning in Tuesdays
2021-01-14T16:19:03+11:00This week the Tutor Doctors image around creativity really stood out. For some families this will look a little different, but it’s a simple start and give some ideas. ‘Don’t [...]
Tuning into Teens – Focus on giving, by giving we are saying
2021-01-06T16:08:43+11:00This week we want to focus on giving, by giving we are meaning to: Give time to reflect Give self-soothing Give wonder Give acceptance Give a hug The importance of [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Creating Time to Connect
2020-12-29T10:03:48+11:00This week, we couldn’t go past The Gottman Institute’s image around ensuring we are creating space to connect with our families. This can be very challenging over the Holiday Season, [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: 2021
2020-12-29T09:47:23+11:00HAPPY NEW YEAR! Youth Services hope that everyone had a fabulous weekend celebrating moving into 2021. May this be the best year yet. To kick off 2021, we want to [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Tuning into Yourself
2020-12-23T13:26:10+11:00It’s getting to that busy time of the year again. How do we manage and prioritise our own self-care during the holiday season? This week we encourage you to tune [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Happy Holidays
2020-12-23T09:46:04+11:00This is the last Healthy Mind Monday for the year. Youth services would like to wish everyone Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. Youth Services will only [...]
Virtual Teen Read Along
Feeling bored and would like to read and can’t find your book or not sure what to read? Relax and read along with me! Join YA Librarian Sharyn and Read [...]
Tuning in Tuesday – Problem Solving
2020-12-17T15:24:35+11:00This week we encourage you to take a step back and allow your young person to problem solve on their own. It’s important for us to slow down and allow [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Bee Drinking Pond
2020-12-17T15:02:18+11:00On Tuesday the Girls’ Night program got together online and made these awesome drinking ponds for Bees. They were so easy and fun to make. Bees are very important, and [...]
Tuning in Tuesdays- Emotional resilience
2020-12-15T09:39:53+11:00This week we are encouraging you to tune in to emotional resilience. This will help your young person to manage those strong emotions like change, fear, worry and disappointment. As [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Beach
2020-12-10T13:24:11+11:00With the weather warming up, it’s the best time to go to the beach and have some fun! A walk along the beach, even in winter, can be really refreshing [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Movie Night
2020-12-03T17:29:32+11:00Who doesn’t love a movie night in? Getting comfy on the couch and snacking on some hot popcorn? One great thing about movies is that we have many options that [...]
Holiday Action Program
Do you live, work, recreate or study in Wyndham? Are you aged between 12-17? Do you get bored over the holidays? We have just the thing for you and the [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Candle Making
2020-11-25T16:44:52+11:00When we make candles it’s important to take some time to be able to focus on what we are doing. The motions of mixing, pouring and waiting for the lovely [...]
Healthy Mind Mondays: Terrarium
2020-11-18T16:27:32+11:00On Friday the 1825 crew got together online and had some fun making Terrariums. The Great thing about Terrariums is that they can help to relieve anxiety for some people. [...]
Craft Activity: Basket of Flowers
2020-11-16T11:11:11+11:00Wyndham City’s Children and Family Resource Team have put together a series of activity ideas to enjoy with the kids, using simple materials around the home. In this simple activity [...]
Craft Activity: Potato Painting
2020-11-16T11:09:28+11:00Wyndham City’s Children and Family Resource Team have put together a series of activity ideas to enjoy with the kids, using simple materials around the home. In this simple painting [...]
Craft Activity: Paint a Rabbit
2020-11-16T11:06:42+11:00Wyndham City’s Children and Family Resource Team have put together a series of activity ideas to enjoy with the kids, using simple materials around the home. In this simple painting [...]