Resources
WELLBEING IN THE TIME OF COVID
Stressed or anxious because of Covid-19? Help is at hand.
Our school counsellors are on standby to provide support. Please email Mrs Mervyln Goh (mervyln@acsindep.edu.sg) to arrange for an appointment, or for the school to arrange for someone to speak to you or your child.
Online resources off campus include:
- TOUCHline (Counselling): 1800 377 2252
- Singapore Association of Mental Health: 1800 283 7019 / enquiry@samhealth.org.sg.
- Community Psychology Hub’s Online Counselling platform: CPHOnlineCounselling.sg
- Hear4U, a Counselling service on WhatsApp: 6978 2728
- CARE: https://www.care.sg
Resources for Students
Resources for Parents
Home care learning
- Parent Kit
- National Care Hotline now ready for calls after 300 specialists volunteer to help man the 24-hour hotline
- Free Webinar Series: Leading Through Uncertain Times
- Five tips for keeping kids learning at home
- Commentary: The joys and frustrations of home-based learning
- BigLove Parentings Tips
Managing exam stress
- It’s exams time for parents bookmark
- Students and Stress: What Can I Do as a Parent to Help My Child?
- Helping your child cope with exam anxiety
- 4 tips to help your child manage stress
Building positive relationships
- Building a Relationship with Your Teen
- Teen Communication: How to Talk to a Teenager
- 10 Tips for Improving Parent-Teen Relationships
Self Awareness
Coping with Stress
- Identify sources of work stress
- How well do you cope
- Recognise sign of stress
- Stay Cool! Beat Stress
- Manage Stress Before It Manages You
- Time Management
- Stress
Cyber Wellness
- A Parents’ Guide to Facebook from ConnectSafely.org
- Internet Sex Screening Test
- Computer Addiction
ADHD
Emotional Resilience
- Nurturing Emotional Resilience
- Resilience Booklet
- The Resilient Practitioner by Maureen Neihart (Slides with notes)
- Building Resilient Kids by Marion Neubronner (slides with notes)
- Research on Resilience in Singapore 2011
- Emotional Resilience – Cyberbullying
- Parents’ Talk 2018 – Raising Resilient Teens
Relationships
Anxiety
- Anxiety and Depression In Children and Adolescent by Dr. Ong Say How
- School-Based Strategies to Help Students Cope with Anxiety and Transitions by Mr. Ong Lue Ping
Managing Transition
- Pack for Transition (Booklet)
- Transitions by Prof Chong Wan Har
- Facing the Challenges That Lie Ahead
- Y5 Parents’ Guide : Tips To Help Your Child Deal With Transition Stress
General Resources (for teachers and parents)
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- How to talk to your kids about their mental health
- Parents as Allies in Children’s Well-Being
- Contact Details of VWOs
- For teachers-dealing with ADHD
- ADHD HandBook
- Anxiety and Depression In Children and Adolescent by Dr. Ong Say How
- School-Based Strategies to Help Students Cope with Anxiety and Transitions by Mr. Ong Lue Ping