Coping

Hello Parents!

Please explore the "Core" tab above for supporting your child using the strategies we've practiced at school and see below for additional resources to support you.

As we're all adjusting to so many changes in school and work and life; be gentle with yourself and your children. Take an extra breath before responding to a stressed-out kid. Remember that they are learning every second just naturally. Encourage their natural curiosity in new things. Try to find the fun in being together. And play and read and cuddle.

Then, when the kids feel good and safe, their brains will be ready to tackle "school" (have to build up from the bottom of the pyramid below). Sending so much love and encouragement to all. 💞

My Coping Strategies & Feeling Wheel

Ask the Expert: How Can I Prepare My Child to Go Back to In-Person Schooling?Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine pediatric anxiety expert, Dr. Joseph McGuire, shares his top tips about how to prepare your child to go back to school when COVID-19 allows.

And a nice pep talk for kids, by kids. It's pretty good stuff for us adults too!

Big Life Journal is an AH-mazing resource for encouraging and supporting your child's learning. Check out their Back-to-School care package here.

Back-to-School Care Package - Big Life Journal.pdf

NC Office of Early Learning - Digital Remote Learning

Yoga4Classrooms

This is the program Highland uses so your child might be familiar with it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLen0ZYdQy_bG9D09zSKcFRostaTuaTezt

Help Your Family De-Stress During Coronavirus UncertaintyHow to manage anxiety, stay active, and focus on your family's well-being. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

Mindfulness for Children Children of all ages can benefit from mindfulness. It can help parents and caregivers, too. Here are tips for children and adults of all ages for how to be more present.

#CaringForEachOther by Sesame Street

YouTube Channel with lots of resources on feelings, coping strategies, and healthy habits.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

Parent Resources for School Closure

Kids' Sadness About COVID-19 May Not Look Like SadnessYour child throwing his or her math book may not be about the math problems.

Resources for Remote Learning As we begin to mobilize solutions and confront challenges together, the significance of our connections with one another—as individuals, families, and communities—becomes ever more clear.

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