Let’s Not Forget the Children This Blue Monday
Blue Monday is often described as the most challenging day of the year. Dark mornings, cold weather, post-Christmas fatigue and slipping New Year’s resolutions can all contribute to lower mood and motivation. While much of the conversation focuses on adults, it’s important to remember that children feel the impact too. At The Firs, we often talk about wellbeing as something that can’t be reduced to a simple formula. A child’s emotional health is influenced by many factors — tiredness, changes in routine, friendships, confidence levels, and how safe they feel to express their emotions. When these things add up, they can affect how children feel, behave and learn. As Headteacher David Girvan explains: “Blue Monday is sometimes illustrated as a blackboard full of mathematical equations, but children don’t experience emotions in neat formulas. They experience them in real, human ways. That’s why it’s so important we recognise how seasonal changes, low energy levels and motivation ...
