Social Emotional Supports
Our School Psychologist, Ms. Kimmie Leonhardt, has created a Google Classroom for supporting our students' Social Emotional Needs. Please visit her classroom to learn more about Wellness Activities that can be completed at home.
Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NzMwMjM0Njc3Mjda Access Code: sseeqbs
If you need any medical support... please visit our Virtual Nurse's Office
See Nurse Sandy's Virtual Nurse's Office for more information
To Contact Nurse Sandy
click to schedule a time for Nurse Sandy to call you : https://calendly.com/nurse_sandy
Resources:
Social & Emotional Health
For adults – taking care of your needs:
Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health SAMHSA Fact Sheet
Managing Stress and Anxiety During this Outbreak (CDC)
Parenting in the time of Covid-19:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/healthy-parenting
Dealing with challenging behaviors in young children:
Children with Autism – Understanding the impact of trauma:
https://traumasensitiveschools.org/understanding-the-impact-of-trauma-on-students-with-autism/
Talking to children about COVID-19. (Available in English, Spanish, Amharic, Chinese, Korean, French & Vietnamese): NASP Handout
https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/ Español & English
This is going to be a challenging time for us all but there are simple things that you can do to stay grounded and positive while we muddle through this time! Please share these resources with your son(s)/daughter(s).
Use those breathing exercises! Deep breathing is used to slow your heart rate down. We can do that by making our out-breath longer than our in-breath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O29e4rRMrV4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_qU7l-fcU
Yoga can help with this, too. Here is a short yoga sequence for children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMtc5PKcsIs
Name It to Tame It! Recognize how you’re feeling about what is going on and consider jotting it down. Just naming that you are feeling some unpleasant emotions can help reduce our stress or anxiety.
Keep to a routine. Especially try to keep to a school/work sleep schedule full of great sleep hygiene. Take a shower every day. Get dressed every day. Remember ABC Please skills from DBT and consider the Healthy Mind Platter when developing a schedule.
Keep in contact with outside providers and try to keep appointments for mental health. If you aren't able to go to their office, ask if they can do a telehealth or zoom video conference with you.
Be mindful of media intake; temporarily limit exposure to sources that increase anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear, and anger and stick to content that helps you feel hopeful, happy, calm, connected, inspired and uplifted.
Take the time to get caught up. If you're behind, chip away at some outstanding assignments. It will help you keep from getting bored, can serve as a distraction, and will reduce long term stress.
Stay connected. Genuinely connected. Have real phone conversations, write letters/cards, play board games with your family and friends, spend time physically near other humans (and animals) and reach out to friends and loved ones via facetime or other video platforms that feature more authentic 1-1 connection
Practice gratitude
Every day, talk about, write down, or draw 3 things that you feel grateful for. Post them up or keep them somewhere you can see them.
Free Educational Resources Available:
Freckle- Free Math, ELA, resources https://www.freckle.com
ABC Mouse- Free online educational program https://www.abcmouse.com/abt/homepage?8a08850bc2=T1109332257.1584300774.2517
Scholastic- https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/content/dam/classroom-magazines/magazines/support/scholastic-at-home/LAH-letter-families_rev.pdf
BreakoutED- Free online educational program https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
Additional Free Educational Websites https://www.weareteachers.com/free-online-learning-resources/
Stay Informed
Short kid-friendly video on COVID-19 https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/
Here is a short cartoon article for kids from NPR about COVID-19: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus
Here is a guide for adults talking with children about COVID-19: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource
General psychological resources for families and educators:
https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/families-and-educators
Free Internet:
Comcast will be offering free service at its Xfinity hotspots for 60 days.
AT&T is also offering 60 days of free public service.