A Special CBeebies Bedtime Story with Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden and new BBC Moodboosters videos have been released to mark Children?s Mental Health Awareness Week next week (6 ? 12 February).
Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden
BBC Education initiative Moodboosters has launched a host of new video resources for families to watch and take part in at home, ahead of Children?s Mental Health Awareness Week.
Strictly Come Dancing star and Moodboosters ambassador Amy Dowden will also read a special CBeebies Bedtime Story on Sunday 5 February (BBC iPlayer, 6.50pm) to mark the occasion.
BBC Moodboosters is a primary age mental health and wellbeing initiative which offers video activities for teachers and parents designed to boost children?s mood by giving them the tools and skills to thrive, feel good and help manage their emotions. BBC Moodboosters videos
Reading a story suited to the Children?s Mental Health Week theme and the Moodboosters initiative, the story read by Amy Dowden explores how children can recognise, understand and navigate their own feelings.
Amy Dowden said: ?It was an absolute honour to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story, it was something that was on my bucket list! I?m also thrilled to be involved in a brilliant initiative like Moodboosters, as I was really impressed by the range of enjoyable resources it has to offer for children – both in the classroom and at home.?
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