Learn evidence-based strategies for cultivating healthy habits to thrive and live your best life.
What you will learn
Understand the importance of developing healthy habits for youth well-being across the five domains of physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual.
Assess your current well-being and identify areas for improvement.
Learn evidence-based strategies for cultivating healthy habits in each domain of well-being.
Overcome common obstacles to developing and maintaining healthy habits.
Create a personalized plan for developing and integrating healthy habits into daily routines.
Set realistic goals, track progress, and celebrate successes.
Understand the role of resilience, positive emotions, and mindfulness in well-being.
Build supportive relationships and navigate social media and technology in a healthy way.
Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills for intellectual well-being.
Find meaning and purpose in life and connect with something greater than oneself for spiritual well-being.
Access resources for further learning and support on the path to thriving youth well-being.
Description
In today’s world, youth are facing increasing stress, anxiety, and pressure to perform. Developing healthy habits across the five domains of well-being (physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual) is essential for promoting resilience, preventing mental health problems, and enhancing overall quality of life.
This course is designed to provide youth with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to thrive. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, counselor, or anyone who cares about youth well-being, you’ll learn how to:
- Assess your current well-being and identify areas for improvement
- Develop and maintain healthy habits in each domain of well-being
- Overcome common obstacles to healthy habit formation
- Build resilience, positive emotions, and mindfulness
- Build supportive relationships and navigate social media and technology in a healthy way
- Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Find meaning and purpose in life and connect with something greater than oneself
With engaging video lectures, interactive quizzes, and practical exercises, youth will gain the knowledge and skills they need to live their best life.
Who this course is for:
- Youth aged 12-18 who want to develop healthy habits and thrive
- Parents, guardians, and caregivers who want to support youth well-being
- Teachers, counselors, and youth workers who want to help youth develop healthy habits
What you’ll learn:
- The importance of developing healthy habits for youth well-being
- Evidence-based strategies for cultivating healthy habits in physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual domains
- How to overcome common obstacles to healthy habit formation
- How to build resilience, positive emotions, and mindfulness
- How to build supportive relationships and navigate social media and technology in a healthy way
- How to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- How to find meaning and purpose in life and connect with something greater than oneself
Enroll now and empower youth to live their best life with healthy habits!
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Content
Introduction
Welcome and Course Overview
Course Guidelines
Introducing Center for Leaders
Introducing the Facilitators
Module 1: Foundations of Well-Being
The Five Domains of Well-being
The Importance of Balance and Integration Across Domains
Effects of Low Levels of Well-being
Review on Module 1
Module 2- Healthy Habits for Physical Well-being
The Role of Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep and Hygiene in Physical Health
Strategies for Incorporating Healthy Habits into Daily Routines
Common Obstacles and How to overcome them
Physical Well-being
Module 3 – Healthy habits for Emotional Well-being
Understanding and Managing Emotions
Strategies for Cultivating Positive Emotions and Resilience
Addressing negative emotions and stress
Emotional Well-being
Module 4 – Healthy habits for Social Well-being
Introduction to Social Well-being
Building and maintaining supportive relationships
Communicating effectively and assertively
Navigating social media and technology in a healthy way
Social Well-being
Module 5 – Healthy habits for Intellectual Well-being
Lifelong learning and growth mindset
Developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Balancing screen time and other activities
Practices for the Mind
Module 6 – Healthy habits for Spiritual Well-being
Introduction to Spiritual Well-Being
Connecting with something greater than oneself
Finding meaning and purpose in life
Cultivating gratitude, mindfulness, and compassion
Checking for Understanding on Spiritual Well-being
Mindfulness Exercises
Gratitude Meditation
Module 7: Putting it all together
Creating a personalized plan for developing healthy habits
Setting goals, tracking progress, and celebrating successes
Overcoming setbacks and staying motivated
Conclusion and Synthesis
Recap of key concepts and takeaways
Summary of Learnings
Encouragement to Continue on the Path to Thriving Youth Well-Being
Course Evaluation