AOLE2 2019 2.8 OLIVIA SMITH

Health and Well-Being - Obesity and Yoga Health and Well-being in the primary school setting is so important. The topic being taught in school's will be such a good influence on the young children, to start them looking after themselves properly from a young age. Within the Welsh Educational system, one of the new proposed ideas of Donaldson (2015) was to increase healthy, self-assured pupils to help them fell better in themselves which will boost the way that they learn.  When children feel better within themselves, it means they feel better when working as they have more energy and life to them. This means that they won't always be tired from working so don't usually want to make any effort, instead will get more involved in there work. By the children getting more involved with subjects that help boost there well-being such as physical education and healthy eating, they will have the a bigger ability to live independently, healthily and responsibly (DfE, 2013) Nowada...

Teaching Children in Nature Nowadays children are beginning to forget about playing outside and instead have all the new modern technologies.  Louv , R (2006) found in their research that many aspects of society today such as computers, TV, Phones and Games separates children from nature. Also, their research suggested that ‘nature is something to watch, to consume, to wear – to ignore.”  Children are growing up not interested in going outside and playing with their friends, instead choose to stay in and talk to their friends through different forms of technology. However, getting children back out into the natural environments can be very beneficial to both their health and well-being. Stephens (2009) stated that play during childhood is, in fact, required for children to reach their full potential. Similarly,  Bilton , H (2002) wrote that play is an easy means of learning for young children, as they are naturally drawn to it and want to get involved in it. Chi...

Social Media and Mental Health Nowadays mental health is playing such a big part in people's lives, more than a lot of people think.  Keyes, C (2005,  Pg.  4) states that mental health was linked with our ‘Psychological, emotional and social  well-being .”  Mental health cannot be seen on the outside like physical health, so others can’t feel how another may be feeling inside. Mental health that does not get treated well and without good support, means the suffering for the individual is worse, as they don’t know what to do. If mental health is treated correctly and they receive the right support, that means they can carry on with a normal life. Also, professionals can learn more about different kinds of mental health and have a better understanding to give the help that people need.   A  person's  mental health is most affected through  the young stages of  their  lives, right the way through to adulthood. Mental health.g...