Mindfulness
May 18: Send out positive messages
- Share a positive message with 5 different friends via phone, text, email, or social media.
- Complete a Positivity BINGO this week!
- Collect your favorite memes from online and send them out by tagging friends.
May 19: Learn about other’s mental health
- Share on social media 2-3 ways to improve your mental health.
- Ask your friends how they do it!
May 20: Find a relaxing activity
- Go on a virtual tour of a museum or national park.
- Grab some colored pencils and choose a teenage coloring page! Check them out here.
- Listen to relaxing music.
May 21: Perform kindness
- Spread goodness through five random acts of kindness online, at school or with neighbors.
- Send random gift cards, flowers or other special treats to people you love.
May 22: Self-Reflect
- Stress is normal, but too much stress increases the risk for health problems like depression. Name 4 things that can cause stress and how you can avoid them!
- Explain how you know you are stressed. How do you experience it in your body?
- Why is it important to be aware of your own personal stress indicators?
- After naming 4 things that caused stress, list 4 ways to avoid or reduce stress in your life.
May 23: Reach out to someone in need
- Go to The Teen Toolbox on ErikasLighthouse.org to learn about depression, what it looks like and how to help yourself or a friend in need.
- Do you have a friend you are worried about? Read more about how to help a friend in need, then reach out to them!
May 24: Meditate and chill
- Download a relaxation or meditation app such as Headspace, Calm, Colorfy or Stop, Breathe & Think, and try it out as a healthy coping strategy. Read about it here.
