Happy Habits
Doing this physical activity for 30 minutes can help "burn off" stress and make you feel happier.
What is exercise?
This simple breathing technique involves breathing in for 4 seconds, holding for 4, and exhaling for 4.
What is box breathing?
True or False: Everyone has mental health, just like everyone has physical health.
Name one trusted adult you could talk to at school if you felt down.
A teacher, counselor, admin etc.
This part of your body is the "boss" of how you feel and move.
What is the brain?
This habit involves writing down your thoughts or drawing how you feel in a notebook.
What is Journaling?
Getting at least 8–10 hours of this every night is one of the best ways to keep your mood stable.
What is sleep?
True or False: Asking for help is a sign that you are weak.
What is false?
Name a way we can we help a friend find their counselor?
What is: go by their last name.
This is the word for being able to understand and share the feelings of another person.
What is empathy?
Instead of scrolling on a tablet, doing this before bed helps your brain rest better.
What is reading (or turning off screens)?
This "M" word describes the practice of staying present in the moment instead of worrying about the past or future.
What is mindfulness?
True or False: Your brain is like a muscle—it gets stronger when you practice new things.
What is true?
This is the 3-digit number you can call or text if you or a friend need help immediately.
What is 988?
When you fail at something but try again, you are practicing this "R" word.
What is Resilience?
True or False: Physical health and mental health are totally separate and do not affect each other.
What is false?
List three examples of positive coping skills.
(Examples: Journaling, exercise, listening to music, talking to a friend)
True or False: You can always tell if someone is sad just by their face.
What is false?
You should keep a friend’s secret unless that secret involves someone getting ________
What is hurt? What is in danger?
This is the term for the "mean" or "bad" labels people sometimes put on mental health struggles.
What is Stigma?
Taking a break from your phone or video games to give your brain a rest is called a "Digital ____."
What is a Detox?(or break)
This is the body's natural "Fight, Flight, or Freeze" response to a perceived threat.
What is stress?
True or False: Only if you have problems you talk to counselors or therapists.
What is false?
If you are feeling overwhelmed at school, what are two ways you can ask for help without feeling embarrassed?
What are: writing a note to the teacher, asking to go to the counselor’s office, or talking to an adult at home.
This is the "Fight or Flight" feeling your body gets when it thinks you are in danger.
What is stress?