--- title: Smiling Mind Blog | Students description: Students | Insights, tips & tricks, interviews and articles relating to the power of mindfulness meditation. Open your attention to the present with key techniques to avoid stress and anxiety. --- [Back to smilingmind.com.au](https://www.smilingmind.com.au/) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/SM_BlogLogo_black.svg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au) [Login/Sign up](https://app.smilingmind.com.au/?_ga=2.99144346.505229074.1559522319-1047861382.1534989894) - Mindfulness - [Meditation](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/meditation) - [Informal mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/informal-mindfulness) - [Mindful eating](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindful-eating) - [Self care](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/self-care) - [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/tips-tricks) - At Home - [Children](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/children) - [Parents](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/parents) - [Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family) - In Schools - [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students) - [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers) - [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) - At Work - [Workplace](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/workplace) - [Business](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/business) - Mental Health - [Anxiety](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/anxiety) - [COVID19](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/covid19) - [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health) - [News](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/media-release) ![How to Encourage Friendships in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-907283180.jpg) # Students [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-907283180.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-encourage-friendships-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-teachers) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-907283180.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-encourage-friendships-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-teachers) [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/tips-tricks), [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) ## [How to Encourage Friendships in the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/how-to-encourage-friendships-in-the-classroom-a-guide-for-teachers) Posted by [Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind) on March 18, 2024 Healthy friendships are fundamental to a child’s emotional and social learning i... [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/tips-tricks), [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) 5 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Cass%20blog%202.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/set-your-classroom-up-for-success-when-it-comes-to-sel-to-build-student-and-teacher-mental-fitness) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Cass%20blog%202.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/set-your-classroom-up-for-success-when-it-comes-to-sel-to-build-student-and-teacher-mental-fitness) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) ## [How to set your classroom up for success when it comes to SEL to build student (and teacher!) mental fitness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/set-your-classroom-up-for-success-when-it-comes-to-sel-to-build-student-and-teacher-mental-fitness) Posted by [Cass Furst](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/cass-furst) on February 27, 2024 Cassandra Furst is a passionate primary school teacher who creates a positive le... [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) 5 minute read [![Primary school students and their teacher sitting in a Smiling Mind space](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Dulux_SmilingMinds_2238%20St%20Josephs%20without%20dog%20LR.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/your-students-mental-health-how-physical-spaces-can-make-a-difference) [![Primary school students and their teacher sitting in a Smiling Mind space](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Dulux_SmilingMinds_2238%20St%20Josephs%20without%20dog%20LR.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/your-students-mental-health-how-physical-spaces-can-make-a-difference) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools), [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health) ## [Your Students’ Mental Health: How Physical Spaces Can Make A Difference](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/your-students-mental-health-how-physical-spaces-can-make-a-difference) Posted by [Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind) on December 14, 2023 Australia's education system is taking kids’ mental health more seriously than e... [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools), [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health) 4 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/teachers.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/overcoming-the-barriers-to-implementing-sel) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/teachers.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/overcoming-the-barriers-to-implementing-sel) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindfulness) ## [Overcoming The Barriers To Implementing SEL](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/overcoming-the-barriers-to-implementing-sel) Posted by [Smiling Mind’s Education Wellbeing Lead](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-minds-education-wellbeing-lead) on February 13, 2023 This article sets out the common barriers to SEL implementation in schools, answ... [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Mindfulness](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mindfulness) 8 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Screen-Shot-2022-05-23-at-11.16.19-am-1.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/mental-health-investment) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/Screen-Shot-2022-05-23-at-11.16.19-am-1.png)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/mental-health-investment) [Children](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/children), [Family](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/family), [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools), [Mental Health](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/mental-health) ## [A critical moment to invest in the mental health and wellbeing of our future generations](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/mental-health-investment) Posted by [Dr Addie Wootten, CEO of Smiling Mind](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/dr-addie-wootten-ceo-of-smiling-mind) on June 23, 2022 Australia’s mental health crisis is now in plain sight. The impacts of the pande... 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[Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Schools](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/schools) 4 minute read [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99611-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) [![](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/image-from-rawpixel-id-99611-jpeg.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) [Teachers](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/teachers), [Students](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/students), [Anxiety](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/anxiety), [COVID19](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/tag/covid19) ## [Returning to the ‘new normal’ – keeping kids calm in the classroom](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/returning-to-the-new-normal-helpful-tips-for-keeping-children-calm-in-the-classroom-during-this-period-of-change) Posted by [Smiling Mind Team](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/author/smiling-mind-team) on October 29, 2020 The past year has been one of the most unusual and unprecedented in our lives. 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But too often, we still wait until something is broken... Family, Schools, Mental Fitness 5 minute read [![Raising mentally fit kids in a digital world](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-1368247217.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/raising-mentally-fit-kids-in-a-digital-world) ### [Raising mentally fit kids in a digital world](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/raising-mentally-fit-kids-in-a-digital-world) Practical tips to support children’s mental wellbeing and build better screen habits, without the daily battles. Tips & Tricks, Children, Family, Parents, Mental Fitness 10 minute read [![How to tell if it's stress or anxiety, and what to do about it](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/hubfs/iStock-1135957638.jpg)](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/overwhelmed-and-on-a-deadline-how-to-tell-if-its-stress-or-anxiety-and-what-to-do-about-it) ### [How to tell if it's stress or anxiety, and what to do about it](https://blog.smilingmind.com.au/overwhelmed-and-on-a-deadline-how-to-tell-if-its-stress-or-anxiety-and-what-to-do-about-it) You're staring at a long to-do list, the clock is ticking, and suddenly you can’t remember your email password. Is this ... 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