Parent Resources

Do You Have an Emotional Safety Plan?Prepare Yourself and Your Family for Emotional Fires… Hospitals have assembled incident command systems, or plans for teams to address the extensive health care needs from the COVID-19 pandem…

Mental Health Resources

Caring for Kids- How to talk to kids and how to make a plan

- Mental health affects the way people think, feel and act. Taking care of our mental health is just as important as having a healthy body. As a parent, you play an important role in your child's mental health

www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/mental_health

How to Talk With Your Child About Social and Emotional IssuesWhen your child is struggling socially or with emotions, what should you say? Get conversation starters and tips for helping your child cope.

Stress and Anxiety

What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are AnxiousInstead of helping kids avoid what they’re afraid of, pointers for helping them learn to tolerate their anxiety and function as well as they can, even when they’re anxious.

Just for Teens: A Personal Plan for Managing Stress

www.aap.org/en-us/professional-resources/Reaching-Teens/Documents/Private/Personal_plan_handout.pdf

5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the CoronavirusAdults can help by making sure adolescents don’t overestimate the dangers or underestimate their ability to protect themselves.

Teen stress is an important health issue.

www.bradleyhospital.org/managing-stress-teens-and-adolescents-guide-parents

Resilience

How you can build strength

How to Build Resilience in Children: Strategies to Strengthen Your KidsHelp your child build resilience in the face of obstacles including bullying, moving, divorce, and anxiety with these tips from an expert.

27 Resilience Activities and Worksheets for Students and Adults (+PDFs)Here are 27 printable resilience training activities, worksheets (PDF), games and exercises for youth, students and adults on developing resilience. Enjoy!

Distance Learning Tools

Special Education

Over 30 Chrome web extensions that can assist struggling and special needs students

Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special NeedsTechnology can be a powerful tool to assist students with special needs or any sort of learning challenge. In particular the Chrome web brow...

At-Home Activities.pdf

Free Educational Apps and Services

Here's The Entire List of Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School ClosingsWith schools closing across the nation, parents and educators are in bit of a panic

Yoga & Mindfulness

1-Minute Mindfulness ExercisesInterested in doing mindfulness meditation but don't think you have the time? Below are 9 mindfulness exercises you can do in a minute or under. Yawn and stretch for 10 seconds every hour. Do a f

10 Mindfulness Activities You Can Try TodayAll kids benefit from practicing mindfulness. Who wouldn't love the kids and young adults we work with to become more focused, calm, in control, and self-aware? Mindfulness is a technique that can help teach and strengthen those abilities over time. By practicing mindfulness, people can learn to bec

25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children and Teens (+Tips!)Here's a list of fun mindfulness activities and exercises for kids and teens that will teach them about mindfulness in playful way (in school f.i.). Enjoy!

Let’s meet this moment together — Calm BlogWithout a doubt, many of us are feeling anxious as we navigate the uncertainty of COVID-19. We're feeling it too, and we wanted to share some of the tools we're using to take care of our minds and stay grounded.

Time Management

Creating Structure During Quarantine

Quarantine Parenting: Structure and Limits - Dynamo GirlI am afraid that without lots of structure imposed from the outside world, my family will turn to excessive amounts of television, Xbox and social media or risk tearing each other apart. I am scared we will turn into zombies who don’t connect to each other and most of all, I’m worried I won’t be able to get through the day without completely losing it with my kids.

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