Do you talk to your children about emotional wellbeing? Share with the GDST for a chance to win a £300 John Lewis voucher

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There’s been a huge change over the years in how we speak out mental health, and it’s becoming more and more apparent that we need to be educating our children about their emotional wellbeing as well. The Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST), a family of 25 schools across the UK, would like to hear your views on how we can help children to be happy and feel good in the world.

What do you think affects your children's mental health and how do you talk to them about it? Do you think exam pressure or even entrance exams cause your children stress? Does social media affect your children? Do they talk to you about their emotions or do you approach the topic of mental health if you see them struggling? Do you think mental health and wellbeing should be discussed and taught in schools?

Please share how you talk to your children about their emotional wellbeing and you will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

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I think I need to talk about it more with my kids. We do talk a lot about school and all that brings up, I have a kid who doesn't fit the mould of the cookie cutter model kid in quite the way he is expected to, and that brings with it its own challenges about talking about how he feels and verbalising it. Something I have been trying to do more of lately is get him to write it down as sometimes thats easier for him

Congratulations to @del2929 whose name was pulled from the prize draw to win the £300 voucher!