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Wellness for Children<\/strong> Initiative<\/h1>\n

2025 Trends<\/h2>\n

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TREND 1: <\/strong>Teen <\/span>A<\/span>ctivities to <\/span>S<\/span>upport <\/span>M<\/span>ental <\/span>H<\/span>ealth<\/span><\/p>\n

TREND 2: <\/strong>Analog Wellness<\/p>\n

TREND 3: <\/strong>Europe’s Bathhouse Revival<\/p>\n

TREND 4: <\/strong>China’s Youth Turn to <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Reverse Consumption,<\/span>\u201d<\/span> Making Frugality Social<\/span><\/p>\n

TREND 5: <\/strong>Lazy Health \u2013<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Youth Embrace Easy, Affordable Wellness<\/span><\/p>\n

TREND 6: <\/strong>Inclusive Family Travel<\/p>\n

READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2025 Initiative Micro-Trends Report<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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2023 Trends<\/h2>\n

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TREND 1:<\/strong> Food and Mental Health<\/p>\n

TREND 2:<\/strong> Integrating Retained Primitive Reflexes<\/p>\n

TREND 3:<\/strong> Mental Health Literacy in Schools<\/p>\n

TREND 4:<\/strong> Investing in the Arts<\/p>\n

TREND 5:<\/strong> Getting Creative with Teacher Shortages<\/p>\n

TREND 6:<\/strong> Implementing the School-based Wellness Initiative<\/p>\n

\u00a0TREND 7:<\/strong> School & Family Partnerships Promote Wellness<\/p>\n

TREND 8: <\/strong>Limits on Screen Time<\/p>\n

TREND 9:<\/strong> Corporations Jumping in to Support Children\u2019s Mental Health Crisis<\/p>\n

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2022 Trends<\/h2>\n

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TREND 1:\u00a0 <\/strong>Teachers Leaving the WorkForce<\/p>\n

TREND 2: <\/strong>Mindfulness Programming in Schools<\/p>\n

TREND 3: <\/strong>Personalized Learning<\/p>\n

TREND 4: <\/strong>Trauma-Informed Practices<\/p>\n

TREND 5: <\/strong>Bite-Sized Learning<\/p>\n

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2021 Trends<\/h2>\n

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TREND 1:<\/strong> Increased interest from parents in their children\u2019s curriculum at school following lockdown.<\/p>\n

TREND 2:<\/strong> Teenagers using apps to support their wellbeing, from sleep to breathwork.<\/p>\n

TREND 3:<\/strong> Generational health\u2014grandparents and their grandchildren engaging in wellness activities together.<\/p>\n

TREND 4:<\/strong> Mental health being front and center in schools with more support for younger children.<\/p>\n

TREND 5:<\/strong> Nutrition in schools improves as science supports the efforts.<\/p>\n

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2019 Trends<\/h2>\n

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TREND 1:<\/strong> Children\u2019s mental health and wellness<\/p>\n

TREND 2:<\/strong> Family wellness retreats or wellness vacations<\/p>\n

TREND 3:<\/strong> Generational Wellness<\/p>\n

TREND 4:<\/strong> Children and their environment<\/p>\n

TREND 5:<\/strong> Genetic testing for food<\/p>\n

TREND 6:<\/strong> Back to basic connections, playful learning and team learning<\/p>\n

READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Global Wellness Institute serves as an umbrella organization for numerous Initiatives, that are independently chaired and run. The resources, editorial, research and opinions presented by the Initiatives do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Global Wellness Institute.<\/em><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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