Seligman's Perma Model

When we appreciate children for their help in chores, their creativity at the art table and the older children helping the younger ones, builds self worth, self-esteem, and trust in children. Thus it is very important to involve children in daily activities so we get opportunities to appreciate and encourage children’s behaviour and accomplishment. Deliberately we have to create nurturing environments has to be created Creating environments in which children can thrive means consciously creating warm, loving, sensory rich environments where their physical, emotional and spiritual needs are recognized, honored, and met by their family and their

Understand how different approaches to promoting positive well-being and resilience in children and young people.

The closest that the CfE documentation comes to a definition is “Learning through health and wellbeing promotes confidence, independent thinking and positive attitudes and dispositions. Because of this, it is the responsibility of every teacher to contribute to learning and development in this area.” but this statement does not explain what wellbeing is, only what the requirement should be. John White (2011) explores this meaning of wellbeing in the context of education and summarises that "A flourishing life is one filled with successful and whole-hearted engagement in worthwhile activities and relationships" (p.113). He notes that “School….. is a natural extension of (such a) home” (p.125) where teachers build upon foundations laid by parents so that the child is immersed in activities and experiences and develops a range of skills and personal dispositions to provide a fulfilling life in the present as well as for the future. As John White (2011) notes, "Teachers and parents need to have well-grounded confidence in their judgements about worthwhileness and to pass this on to their children/pupils." p130. The extent to which teachers are coloured by their own biases and life experiences are ready to

Farenga, Ed.Stephen J, Ness, Daniel (2005). Positive behavior supports. Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development, (3), 809-814.

The purpose of this paper is to explain my definition of Intellectual, emotional, social and physical wellness. Also the purpose is to set certain goals for myself so I have a standard that I can attain to.

Wellbeing is ‘generally understood as the quality of people’s lives. It is a dynamic state that is enhanced when people can fulfil their personal and social goals. It is understood both in relation to objective measures, such as household income, educational resources and health status; and subjective indicators such as happiness, perceptions of quality of life and life satisfaction, (Statham and Chase 2010).’ It is important to acknowledge many factors play a role in measuring childhood well-being but it is necessary to look at both positive and negative indicators in orders to get a realistic overview as well as an overall understanding of well-being as a whole. Throughout the course of this essay both subjective and objective aspects of children’s well-being will be discussed as well as how the value of measuring both aspects can enable us to gain a holistic understanding of childhood well-being.

In Unit B of The First Days of School, Wong discusses how to increase positive student behavior. In this unit, the author informs us about the five significant concepts that enhance positive expectations. These five significant concepts include, name, please, thank you, smile, and love. In order to have a good teacher-student relationship, teachers will have to practice these concepts.

The ability to be really present, to put oneself in the shoes of another person, to be kind and gentle to one another changes the perspective of people. It is difficult to bully someone if one stops to consider how they may be feeling. Given the efficacy of mindfulness trainings, I hope they will eventually be assimilated by the school system and taught as part of their curriculum. The following is an example of what mindfulness can do in the school environment. The authors emphasize that a good education should go beyond academics and also teach children ways to enhance their well-being, mindfulness is a positive way to attain that goal. “For the most part, this new approach has focused on identifying and managing mental health problems, bullying, and antisocial behaviour within the school context, and there have been many encouraging findings” (Huppert & Johnson, 2010, ¶ 2). With all the advantages we enjoy in developed countries, such as the U.S., it seems that we have neglected well-being in favor of productivity. There may be a dosage of competition that is healthy but it seems to me, we have gone too far in the pursue of being number one, to the point that we forget the enormous satisfaction that working together in cooperation can bring. The study looks at the levels of well-being among children of economically privileged centers in the U.S., and the U.K. Both, objective well-being, such as academic achievement, and subjective, as in life satisfaction, rank very low. The authors view this issue as alarming and one that needs urgent attention (Hupper & Johnson,

Positive psychology serves as a preemptive strategy, helps the development of positive societal institutions, and makes students more successful in life on many levels, both personal and societal. Finally, Seligman would argue that positive education has more of a lasting impact by the way of and constructive changes in student behavior.

Following on, it is highly important to understand the limits of promoting positive mental health can achieve. Positive mental health can be seen as protection and an advantage, especially among those with equal levels of resources. In other words, among poor children, those with higher levels of emotional wellbeing have better educational outcomes than their equally poor peers. Nonetheless, richer children tend to achieve more in education and employment regardless their emotional or cognitive

The World Health Organisation (2014) defines Mental Health “as a state of well-being in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community” (para. 1). Mental health refers to an individual’s psychological, emotional and social wellbeing; it has the ability affect people’s perceptions, thought, feelings, actions and capacity to respond to change, stresses and challenges within their lives (Headspace, 2013, para. 1). It influences how individuals perceive themselves, their resilience, life decisions and the people around them. Maintaining a stable, healthy and positive mental state is crucial for all individuals throughout their lives in order to avoid developing mental health problems and illnesses. The following essay will address Mental Health and why it is considered one of the challenges facing PDHPE teachers in the 21st Century, it has a major aim of exploring how the subject of PDHPE can address the challenges of the wider community and how classroom teachers can address mental health within the schooling environment.

perspective on an individual's life. A person has to work throughout their life with a positive

Our program’s philosophy on positive child guidance is to discipline instead of punishing children for accidents or mistakes they make. With the help of our committed staff, we can provide a positive atmosphere that will allow the children to feel loved and accepted to help build their self-esteem. Our program will offer the children with choices, but there will also be reasonable, and developmentally appropriate limits. The educators will model positive behaviours that will teach the children to problem solve and build self-control in a healthy, and safe way.

In Martin Seligman’s TED talk, he explains the values of positive psychology’s impact on creating happier lives. In 2000, Martin Seligman created a new field of psychology called Positive Psychology. This field of positive psychology is the study of positive traits and behaviors that can contribute to a positive “happier” life. In Seligman’s TED talk, The New Positive Era of Psychology, he categorizes positive lives into three categories. The Pleasant life, the life of engagement, and the meaningful life. But before he begins his speech, he explains the negative actions taken by psychology when treating people.

We began this course with the question “What is happiness? and Can we all achieve authentic Happiness? In our life we are taught many things, but we are not taught how to achieve our own happiness. Over the last five weeks we truly learned what happiness is and I believe we all can achieve authentic happiness in our life. In Authentic Happiness, Martin Seligman uses happiness and well being as the terms to describe the goals of Positive Psychology. The desired outcome of Positive Psychology is happiness and well being. We learned from this course how to embrace both our positive feelings and activities to achieve authentic Happiness.