This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Introduce Mindfulness/well-being and healthy choices to primary curriculum
Primary School children need more education around healthy choices. Healthy eating week once a year is not enough. Our children need Mindfulness and well-being to help build stronger minds for a healthier future. Early intervention against childhood obesity and mental health.
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North Belfast is the highest suicide rate in the whole of Europe. Our mental health service can not cope with the issues in Northern Ireland. Our Health Service is buckling under obesity we need to tackle this at a younger age. Our children have a right to have enough information and knowledge on the food they eat to enable them to make healthy choices. Our children have a right to learn coping skills which will help them as they grow with the leading pressures in today's society.
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