What is mental health?
Mental health means that young children are growing in their ability to:
• understand and share feelings
• have close and positive relationships
• explore and learn
Why Is It Important?
Having Positive Mental Health Makes It Easier for Children to:
• Have close relationships with family and friends
• Do well in school
• Learn new things
• Solve tough problems
• Develop patience (or not give up) • Focus on a task
• Ask for help
When Young Children Are Worried, Sad, or Angry, It Can Be Hard To:
• Make friends
• Follow directions
• Express feelings or wishes
• Follow simple directions
• Pay attention in class
• Solve problems in positive ways • Do well in school
• Have close relationships with family and friends
• Do well in school
• Learn new things
• Solve tough problems
• Develop patience (or not give up) • Focus on a task
• Ask for help
When Young Children Are Worried, Sad, or Angry, It Can Be Hard To:
• Make friends
• Follow directions
• Express feelings or wishes
• Follow simple directions
• Pay attention in class
• Solve problems in positive ways • Do well in school
