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Parent workshop Clive Leach

Join our workshop to explore positive education, mental toughness, PERMA model, and resilience to help young people flourish. Learn how to reduce stress, build mental toughness, and improve overall well-being. Discover practical tools and strategies to support your child's high performance, well-being, and success in school and beyond.

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Parent workshop Clive Leach

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  1. Parent workshop Clive Leach

  2. Outline • At our Best • What gets in the way? • Positive Education • What is Mental Toughness? • How we can measure it • How we can build it • Q&A

  3. The Future for Young People?

  4. Flourishing (Optimal Functioning) PERMA Resilience & Mental Toughness

  5. % Population Flourishing?

  6. The Reality… Increasing.. • Unhappiness • Stress & Anxiety • Hopelessness • Depression • Addiction Layard, (2005); Brockman, (2008) Zhao (2013)

  7. Well-being Domains

  8. Predictors of Well-being & Success Not I.Q., GPA, $$$ but… • Character Skills incl. GRIT • Emotional Health • Social Support (Relationships) Prof. Richard Layard et al (2014)

  9. So PERMA goes to School!

  10. Positive Education www.ipositive-education.net

  11. Positive Education • Applies PERMAto enhance well-being of the whole school community - This is about you as parents too! • Reduce stress & anxiety • To support High Performance Learning • To create more virtuous citizens and a better society

  12. What is Mental Toughness? “The quality which determines, in large part how people respond to challenge, stress & pressure….” Strycharzyck (2014)

  13. Resilience • Coping & bounce-back - from setbacks and adversity • Internal Assets – Optimism, Humour, Self-efficacy, Autonomy • Protective Factors – Family, School, Community…. • Reactive Yates & Masten, (2009)

  14. Mental Toughness (Hardiness) • Change & Challenge – is normal remaining healthy under stress • Active involvement - Seeking & stepping in to challenge • Self-belief – can influence & control • Pro-active St. Clair-Thompson (2014), Clough & Strycharczyk (2014)

  15. Mental Toughness is.. • Not about being macho or male dominated • Not about being self-centred or uncaring • Not just about winning and sport • Not about everyone being mentally tough all the time • It depends on situation and role • It can be overplayed • Mental sensitivity is also important

  16. The 4 Cs - Key Components • Challenge • Commitment • Control • Confidence

  17. The 4 Cs Challenge • Opportunities or Threats? • Seeking out challenges • Learning from experience – set backs are opportunities for growth – Learning Mindset Commitment • Goal setting – I know what I want to do • Achieving – I’ll do what it takes to get there – Grit & ‘Stickability’ • Managing distractions & meets deadlines Control • Life control – I believe I can really do it - self worth • Emotional control – I can manage mine & others’ emotions Confidence • Able to bounce-back & recover from setbacks • Abilities – I believe I have or can acquire the skills I need • Interpersonal – I can influence others, stand my ground & ask for help when needed

  18. Measuring Mental Toughness • MTQ48

  19. Building Mental Toughness Ideas drawn from sports, positive & coaching psychology, neuroscience, bio-feedback technology • Emotional Control • Positive Thinking • Learned Optimism • Visualization • Attention Training • Strengths Use • Goal Setting • Coaching No one size fits all!

  20. Positive Emotions Broaden & Build Fredrickson (2009)

  21. Positive = Deposit Joy Inspiration Gratitude Hope Pride Serenity Amusement Curiosity Awe Love

  22. Develop a Reality Mindset “I’ve had many catastrophes in my life.Most of which never actually happened.”Mark Twain

  23. Changing the Thinking • ANTs and PETs • Automatic Negative Thoughts! • Performance Enhancing Thoughts! • Improve thinking habits & patterns

  24. Where do you have Control? Proactive Reactive CIRCLE OF CONCERN Make a plan Rest & sleep Eat & drink well Talk to someone - ask for help Exercise Reward yourself Use your strengths It will be hard I think I’m gonna fail….! I don’t know the questions Everyone knows more than me There won’t be enough time CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE

  25. We can control… • Health care • Diet & nutrition • Exercise & fitness • How we plan & prepare • Sleep, relaxation & recovery • Our perspective • Emotional regulation • Mindfulness

  26. Mindfulness www.smilingmind.com.au

  27. Mindfulness Studies • Students – fewer depressive symptoms, less stress, increased well-being & academic achievement. More practice = better ongoing outcomes. • Teachers & Parents – less burn out & emotional exhaustion, less anxiety, less work strain, improved attention, physical health & self compassion

  28. Y13 Pre- Exam Stress Relief!

  29. WWW = What Works Well? Gratitude Exercises – PRESENT / PAST • 3 good things – What’s working well & why? • Gratitude visit – Thank someone in your life Best Self Exercise- PAST • Consider achievements to date • Create affirmations and reminders Best Possible Self Exercise – FUTURE • Vision of the Future • Reflect on values and strengths • Lived a ‘good life’ - helps GOAL SETTING Seligman (2009) Lyubomirsky, (2010); Fredrickson, (2012)

  30. Attention Training • What is my goal today & how does it fit with bigger picture & where I want to be? • What is distracting me - thoughts, feelings, people, phone pings & vibrates?! • Have a‘to do later’ list • Exercise the attention muscle • Attention Games - Lumosity, Nintendo • Bio feedback

  31. HeartMath Heart Rate Variability– breathing & heart beat coherence to support optimal functioning

  32. Discover your Strengths! • Natural to us • Do well & often • Energising

  33. Strengths Development • Discover strengths! • Ignite strengths • Build strengths!

  34. VIA Character Strengths • Universal Strengths – cross cultural • 34 languages, c2.5m users, 193 countries • High scientific validity – many studies • Corporate, Public, Military, Education • Free Adult and Youth Surveys • 24 Character Strengths • 5 – 7 Signature Strengths

  35. 24 Character Strengths

  36. Patana Y9 Junior Delegates Teamwork Kindness Social Intelligence Leadership Fairness Courage

  37. What Unis & Employers Want? • Enthusiasm • Energetic • Positive outlook • Curiosity • Kind & Friendly • Persistent • Eager to learn • Resilience • Reliability • Diplomatic, Tactful • Open-minded • Creativity • Authenticity • Proactivity • Assertive, Brave • Leadership Mental Toughness!!

  38. & For Parents… www.the-strengths-exchange.com.auMossman & Waters (2015)

  39. Coaching for Mental Toughness

  40. Coaching “Unlocking a person’s potential to maximise their own performance... by helping themto learn rather than teaching them.”Sir John Whitmore

  41. GROW Coaching Conversations Goal Reality Options Way Forward ● positive ● identify ● develop ● specific ● achievable ● evaluate ● choose best ● measured Key Coaching Skills: • ASKING POWERFUL QUESTIONS • LISTENING for POTENTIAL • LOOKING for STRENGTHS • BEING PRESENT, CHALLENGING & ENCOURAGING Whitmore, 2002

  42. Coaching Builds Mental Toughness • Helps to embrace Challenge • Helps to sustain Commitment • Helps to foster Control • Helps to build Confidence

  43. BVIS Program Introducing the principles of Positive Education including Flourishing, Well-being & Mental Toughness to: • Leadership & Faculty • Y12 & Y13 Students & Parents • To work together to support each IB student to do their best now and in to the future

  44. Go Forward & Flourish! Thank You! www.cliveleach.com

  45. Resources • Coaching4Teenagers - Parent as Coach www.coaching4teenagers.com.au • Duckworth Lab on Grit & Self Control (Grit Survey) https://sites.sas.upenn.edu/duckworth • Psychology Today Parenting & Adolescents www.psychologytoday.com • Live Happy ‘The Promise of Positive Education http://www.livehappy.com/science/positive-psychology/promise-positive-education • Smiling Mind www.smilingmind.com.au • Mindfulness in Education Research http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/mindfulness_in_education_research_highlights • Heart Math www.heartmath.com • MTQ48 Mental Toughness Questionnaire http://www.aqr.co.uk/page/mentaltoughness • The Strengths Exchange for Parents www.the-strengths-exchange.com.au • Flourishing Mothers www.flourishingmothers.com.au

  46. Thank you for listening www.bvisvietnam.com

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