The Princess of Wales joined pupils in east London in a campaign for Children's Mental Health Week.
The Princess of Wales joined pupils of St John's Church of England Primary School in a craft lessonThe Princess of Wales has urged school pupils in east London to "keep talking about feelings" in a campaign for Children's Mental Health Week.
Catherine chatted to youngsters at a craft lesson at St John's Church of England Primary School in Bethnal Green and asked how they coped with emotions. The princess is the royal patron of the children's charity Place2Be, which founded the annual awareness week.Catherine made paper chains with pupils in a video released as the awareness week began, which encourages youngsters to make meaningful connections with others to support their mental wellbeing.Another classmate said: "I take deep breaths in, then I drink a glass of water" when the princess asked how they coped with strong feelings.
"I'm a firm believer in giving children the skills that they need for life and focusing on their social and emotional development," she added. Children's Mental Health Week was founded in 2015 with the aim of building awareness and understanding children and young people's mental health, a spokeswoman for Place2Be said."People thrive in communities and when we have really good positive connections with others, that's really, really good for our emotional health and well being."and aimed at raising the profile of the early years development of children.
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