Self-Care & Mental Health
Check out Counselors Corner on the Dashboard, with weekly lessons on Self-Care & Coping, Good Habits, Personal Safety.
Check out Counselors Corner on the Dashboard, with weekly lessons on Self-Care & Coping, Good Habits, Personal Safety.
Stress Reducing Apps & Resources
Stress Reducing Apps & Resources
Search for these apps in your device's app store:
Calm
Breathe2Relax
Mindshift
Colorfy
What's Up
Stop, Breathe, Think
Resources for Parents
Resources for Parents
Resources for Adults:
Resources for Adults:
- 3 Parenting Tips from EPS
- Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak
- Tips for Video Chatting with Young Children – Staying Connected While Far Apart
- Conscious Discipline: COVID-19: Five Helpful Responses for Families
- How to talk to your child about COVID-19 multiple languages included
- Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
- Smart Start Central Oklahoma: Parent and Adult Wellness
Adult Resources for Children:
Adult Resources for Children:
- Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health During an In fectious Disease Outbreak
- Coronavirus Student Guide: Talking About Outbreaks
- Guidelines for Addressing the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Helping Children Cope with Emergencies
- Parent Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope
Tips
Tips
- Caring for Children
- During times of stress and crisis, it is common for children to seek more attachment and be more demanding on parents. Discuss COVID-19 with your children in an honest and age appropriate way. If your children have concerns, addressing those together may ease their anxiety. Children will observe adults’ behaviors and emotions for cues on how to manage their own emotions during difficult times.
- Help children find positive ways to express feelings such as fear and sadness. Every child has their own way to express emotions. Sometimes engaging in a creative activity, such as playing, and drawing can facilitate this process. Children feel relieved if they can express and communicate their feelings in a safe and supportive environment.
- Keep children close to their parents and family, if considered safe for the child, and avoid separating children and their caregivers as much as possible. Further, ensure that during periods of separation, regular contact with parents and caregivers is maintained, such as twice-daily scheduled phone or video calls or other age-appropriate communication (e.g., social media depending on the age of the child).
- Maintain familiar routines in daily life as much as possible, or create new routines, especially if children must stay at home. Provide engaging age appropriate activities for children, including activities for their learning. As much as possible, encourage children to continue to play and socialize with others, even if only within the family when advised to restrict social contract.
Resources for Students
Resources for Students