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Children and Mental Health
Children and Mental Health
Children's mental health is without a doubt the most important aspect of any child's social and cognitive development.
Children's mental health is without a doubt the most important aspect of any child's social and cognitive development.
Children need to have a good mental health status if they are going to live up to their full potential and truly live a life that is filled with positive experiences and the willingness to do what is best for themselves and the people around them.
There are a myriad of factors that can impact a child's mental health status, both positively and negatively. Providing children with an environment that demonstrates love, compassion, trust, and understanding will greatly impact a child so that they can build on these stepping stones to have a productive lifestyle. Many children do not receive that type of lifestyle though. Some children have to deal with a childhood that is filled with angst, resentment, hatred, distrust, and constant negativity. They have a difficult time coping with their emotions. These children will usually make excellent candidates for mental health programs. It is a difficult process for any person, let alone a child, to overcome such adversity but being proactive and doing all that you can for the child will at least help their mental health in some positive fashion.
Some children may also be born with mental health issues. These issues are a product of nature rather than nurture so the child may have a more difficult time dealing with his or her emotional state. Many children just naturally feel depressed or have anxiety issues. When these issues are not dealt with in the proper fashion, the children tend to have lower self-esteem and they struggle in the educational environment.
Children with mental health issues will have a difficult time acclimating to different situations. Studies have shown that these children, if left untreated by a mental health professional, will likely to grow up and repeat these same behaviors with their children. These children tend to have a lower self-worth, negative feelings, perform poorly in school, and later become involved in unhealthy lifestyle decisions. However, when these children are properly treated they can learn how to live a more promising life. They can overcome many of the issues that affect them without their consent. These children can live happy and productive lives that are filled with love, harmony, and a great mental health status.
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IT'S OKAY
IT'S OKAY
Not only are you trying to figure out how to manage your household, but you are now having to home-school your children! It is difficult enough if you have one child in one school, but if you have several in multiple schools, it can seem very overwhelming. Just remember, it's OKAY to feel this way. It's OKAY to not know. It's OKAY to slowly tackle this. It's truly OKAY.
Daily News
Daily News
Turn off the news. If you want to see updates, plan a time to watch them every day (the 5 o'clock news, for example). Have your child do something at that time away from the TV. Children can't interpret news like we can and they can hear something, hang onto that sentence and obsess about it. Don't forget they listen to everything you say when you're on the phone or talking to other adults in the house.
Daily Routine
Daily Routine
Make a daily schedule. Do you need a fancy calendar? No. You and your children create the schedule together and let them have choices and tell them what is non-negotiable. For example, they can do a chore at 3:00 to 3:30 or from 4:00 to 4:30. They can choose the time when you are all creating the schedule, but a chore has to be done daily. Include snack time, "recess", etc.
211
211.org or dial 211 from the phone. Toll Free Alternate Number (888) 892-1162.
211 links to services that assist with Crisis and Emergency, Disaster Assistance, and Essential Needs.
Atrium Healthy Helping Program
Families can receive $40.00 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables with their EBT and MVP cards. Parents can contact 1-877-490-6642 to participate.
Kidz at Hart Inc.
Facilitated remote and virtual learning
Daily Sanitation and Masks
Monday-Friday
Kindergarten-5th Grade
Phone: 704-957-9194
Email: Kidzathart20@gmail.com
Call for Registration, Fees and Start dates.
Click Here For Calendar of Virtual Events In the Charlotte Area
Click Here For Calendar of Virtual Events In the Charlotte Area
Elementary Family Resources
How to Explain the Coronavirus-19 to Children
Explaining the Coronavirus-19 to children can be challenging. Please use these resources to help you explain this complicated concept to children.
Videos:
Documents:
A Story to Help Children Understand Coronavirus from Music City Counselor
Coronavirus Talksheet from Counselor Keri
Socio-Emotional Activities
Many counselors around the country have been sharing resources for families to help with Social-Emotional Learning. The resources below are options to help. Please click on them as fun activities to help during this challenging time.
SEL for K-2 (PowerPoint) - Counseling with Ms. Ramirez
SEL for 3-5 (PowerPoint) - Counseling with Ms. Ramirez
Howard B. Wigglebottom Books, Animated Books, Songs, Posters, and Lessons
Supporting your Children’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
10 Days of Live ‘Choose Love’ Lessons For Parents and Children
Calming Activities
Coronavirus Stress Activities - from Bright Futures Counseling
Mindfulness Choice Board - Free Download on Teachers Pay Teachers from Mindful Counselor Molly
Down Dog App (Yoga) - Free til April 1
Mental Health First Aid
Love in a Time of Corona:A Homebound Self-Care Guide for Parents and Students - from School Counselor Stephanie
Ultimate Guide to Mental Health and Education Resources for Kids and Teens
Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty
Schedule Ideas
COVID 19 Daily Schedule - From Amy on Instagram (allthings_lovelyxo)
Activities to do at Home
Time for Kids (K-6)
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
ByrdseedTV (Educational Videos)
Epic! Digital Book Library (for kids 12 and under) (there is a cost - $7.99/month)
Storyline - Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations
Common Sense Selections highlighting the best movies and TV shows
Common Sense Media (reviews for what your kids want to watch before they watch it)
Write notes, letters, draw pictures to send or drop off at local nursing homes - the elderly in nursing homes aren’t allowed to have visitors right now and it will brighten their day!
Scratch Jr. - Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer
Code.org - Learn computer science
Kodable - Programming for kids
Hello Ruby - Hello Ruby is the world's most whimsical way to learn about computers, technology and programming. The story started with a book, and now Ruby continues her adventures in exercises, activities and videos. It’s suited for kids age 5 years and older (but even adults might learn something new)
Public libraries - many public libraries have digital books you can rent for free on their websites, along with other resources
Stick Figure Art YouTube channel
450 Ivy League courses you can take online right now for free
Met to launch “Nightly Met Opera Streams” - A free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure
Emotional ABCs - We teach children ages 4-11 how to figure out WHAT they are feeling, WHY they are having that emotion, and HOW to make better choices
TED-Ed Video Playlist - Sorted by categories
Virtual Field Trips - Over 30 virtual field trips with links
Unite for Literacy - free online audiobooks
11 Amazing Places Around New York That You Can Virtually Travel To Without Ever Leaving Your Home
Discover 10 Parks & Preserves in Albany County - Are you social distancing but want to get out of the house? If you are healthy, explore one of the parks or preserves in Albany County! Governor Cuomo announced that NYS will waive all park fees as of March 16, 2020
Netflix Party Chrome extension - a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends
15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
NASA has made their entire media library - images, sounds, and video - public
Mix.com - formerly stumbleupon, Mix is a social content curation site that allows you to collect articles, and content about specific interests or topics that you like. When you curate and add to your collections, your content is shared with friends and made discoverable to others on Mix who share similar interests.
Use DuoLingo to learn a new language or practice one you already know!
You Can Now Tour 2,500 World-Famous Museums From the Comfort of Your Own Sofa
The Actor’s Fund will be producing daily Broadway Virtual Concerts featuring stars of the stage and screen, singing and performing live (from home)! Tune in each day at 2pm and 8pm
Getting outdoors and connecting with nature is a way to help maintain our physical and mental health (as long as you are maintaining social distancing!). Find a location near you at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with videos, activities, and games!
The Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy story hour
Wash Your Lyrics - Generate a hand washing lyrics meme based on your favorite song lyrics
Google Earth Has Virtual Tours of 31 National Parks in the U.S.
50 Ways to Keep Kids Engaged at Home During the Coronavirus Shutdown
Chris Field - live streaming Afternoon Adventures on Facebook every Monday-Friday until April 3rd at 3pm Eastern time (previous videos will be saved for viewing at any time)
Coronavirus: Kids stuck at home should go on these virtual Disney World rides
The Palace of Versailles is offering a free virtual tour
Free virtual tours of museums, parks, and cities
Audible.com - all stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet
Coach Edson’s PE Classes on YouTube
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