Grades 6-8
Create and Stick to Routines
Create and Stick to Routines
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Keep routines in place
Keep routines in place
The experts all agree that setting and sticking to a regular schedule is key, even when you’re all at home all day. Kids should get up, eat and go to bed at their normal times. Consistency and structure are calming during times of stress. Kids, especially younger ones or those who are anxious, benefit from knowing what’s going to happen and when.
The experts all agree that setting and sticking to a regular schedule is key, even when you’re all at home all day. Kids should get up, eat and go to bed at their normal times. Consistency and structure are calming during times of stress. Kids, especially younger ones or those who are anxious, benefit from knowing what’s going to happen and when.
The schedule can mimic a school or day camp schedule, changing activities at predictable intervals, and alternating periods of study and play.
The schedule can mimic a school or day camp schedule, changing activities at predictable intervals, and alternating periods of study and play.
It may help to print out a schedule and go over it as a family each morning. Setting a timer will help kids know when activities are about to begin or end. Having regular reminders will help head off meltdowns when it’s time to transition from one thing to the next.
It may help to print out a schedule and go over it as a family each morning. Setting a timer will help kids know when activities are about to begin or end. Having regular reminders will help head off meltdowns when it’s time to transition from one thing to the next.
https://childmind.org/article/supporting-kids-during-the-covid-19-crisis/
Managing Emotions
Managing Emotions
WHO Paretning 5.pdfWHO Parenting 4.pdfBe an emotion scientist. Suspend judgement and instead, accept emotions as information. When we understand our emotions, we can regulate them.
Be an emotion scientist. Suspend judgement and instead, accept emotions as information. When we understand our emotions, we can regulate them.
Reassure your child or teen that they are safe. Let them know it is OK if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you.
Reassure your child or teen that they are safe. Let them know it is OK if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you.
Teach Gratitude
Teach Gratitude
“Gratitude blocks toxic emotions, such as envy, resentment, regret and depression, which can destroy our happiness.”— Robert Emmons
When we look for things to be grateful for we are likely to find things to be grateful for in the most unlikely places.
When we look for things to be grateful for we are likely to find things to be grateful for in the most unlikely places.
"Gratitude is a state of mind that arises when you affirm a good thing in your life that comes from outside yourself, or when you notice and relish little pleasures." http://ei.yale.edu/what-is-gratitude/ Gratitude is not based on life circumstances or environment but the way we decide to interpret them. While we are, in a sense, stuck in our homes, worried about the future other worries are likely alleviated.
"Gratitude is a state of mind that arises when you affirm a good thing in your life that comes from outside yourself, or when you notice and relish little pleasures." http://ei.yale.edu/what-is-gratitude/ Gratitude is not based on life circumstances or environment but the way we decide to interpret them. While we are, in a sense, stuck in our homes, worried about the future other worries are likely alleviated.
While parents are balancing work life, new technology and homeschooling, we have opportunities to create bonds that will last a lifetime. Gratitude is not about ignoring hardship , it's about embracing the good embedded in the hardship.
While parents are balancing work life, new technology and homeschooling, we have opportunities to create bonds that will last a lifetime. Gratitude is not about ignoring hardship , it's about embracing the good embedded in the hardship.
Help Teens Process News
Help Teens Process News
WHO Parenting 6.pdfLimit consumption of news
Limit consumption of news
Staying informed is important, but it’s a good idea to limit consumption of news and social media that has the potential to feed your anxiety, and that of your kids. Turn the TV off and mute or unfollow friends or co-workers who are prone to sharing panic-inducing posts.
Take a social media hiatus or make a point of following accounts that share content that take your mind off the crisis, whether it’s about nature, art, baking or crafts.
Be Selective with Online Tools and Apps
Be Selective with Online Tools and Apps
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