Title: Children and young people aged 2 18have told us what makes them Happy and healthy
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Children and young people aged 2 18have told
us what makes them Happy and healthy
Thanks to the children and young people
at Cruddas Park Early Years Centre Newcastle,
East Marsh Sure Start Grimsby, Tamworth Sure
Start (Glascote Heath), Primary Oakhill Primary
School Tamworth, Mexborough Childrens Centre,
The McGuinness Adolescent Mental Health Unit
Prestwich, Sandall Wood School Doncaster, Cruddas
Park Transitions Group Newcastle
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- Family and friends are their biggest source of
happiness and support for all children and young
people
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- Exploration and free play in their environment
contributes to their health and sense of wellbeing
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- Having special things and places that are just
for them is important to all children
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- Children and young people describe health as
feeling good, not 5 a day
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- The critical things that undermine children and
young peoples wellbeing is a sense of isolation,
loneliness, not feeling like they can change
anything
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What makes us Happy Healthy
- They want adults to listen to what they have to
say and support them to make positive choices!