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FRIDAY
HEALTHY OR HOPING?
Wellbeing Reality: through accepting that your generation is one of the least healthy ones of all time, you will be open to making some serious health adjustments. The term screenager, which equates to sleep deprivation from excessive social networking, feeling sad because your real life doesn’t match your online posts, inadequate exercise and a processed fast food and low nutritional diet, is setting many of you up for serious illness. Don’t think “ill health won’t happen to me”, the reality is that it will should you not change things. Acknowledgement: Keyes, Novak & Hassed Discuss with a classmate – how healthy are your sleep patterns, online networking habits, diet and daily exercise routines?
...................................................................................................... What could or should be your healthy conditions for sleep, online networking, diet and exercise?
...................................................................................................... Last Word – There are no shortcuts to your physical, mental, social and emotional health; how are yours?
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THURSDAY 5
MINDFULNESS LEAVES. Go outside and pick up as many different types of leaves as you can in five minutes. Go back inside and describe how each of them feels, how many lines they have on them, how they smell and anything else you notice about each one.
RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS With a classmate discuss – all addictions can lead to anxious thoughts and low moods. In what ways does your usage of social media and gaming affect your thoughts, moods and in person relationships with other people?
