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Below you will find some tools and resources you might find helpful to support you and your child(ren)'s emotional well-being
Maintaining a Daily Schedule:
Maintaining a Daily Schedule:
Create a schedule for each day
Create a schedule for each day
Students are used to maintaining the same routine each week. It may be helpful for students (and you!) to keep some structure in your day.
Here are some more helpful hints from PBS
Take breaks for snack or lunch
Take breaks for snack or lunch
Our Beechwood Bears are used to having snack and lunch during the day. Students need healthy foods to fuel their day and to keep that brain and body moving.
Brain Breaks
Brain Breaks
Take breaks throughout the day. We are dealing with a lot of change and big adjustments here and it can be overwhelming.
Sleep!
Sleep!
Everyone in the house should be getting enough sleep to help them stay focused and energized throughout the day. While it may seem like we are on a stay-cation, students still need to rest their brains to continue learning everyday.
Try this quick 4-3-2-1 grounding exercise! It is great to use during transitions, breaks, and before bedtime!
Think of, or name:
4 Things you can see
3 Things you can touch
2 Things you can hear
1 Thing you can smell
*Grounding means bringing back your focus to where your body and mind are. Sometimes when are focused on several things at once (especially all at home!) it can be helpful to refocus on being in the present.
Check out some of these books to read!
Some authors are also reading their very own books here!
Copy of FiveCountBreathing.pdf5-Count Star Breathing
BEST poster.pdfPractice Using B.E.S.T.
How are you feeling today?
Feelings Thermometer
Interview a Friend .pdfTry "Interviewing" a friend or family member using this worksheet
Try "Interviewing" a friend or family member using this worksheet
Beechwood Character Education Challenge Board .pdfCharacter Education Challenge Board
Character Education Challenge Board
Corona outbreak_factsheet_1.pdfTalking about COVID-19 at home
Talking about COVID-19 at home
Additional Resources:
Additional Resources:
Local Resources:
- Mountainside Police Department: 908-232-8100
- Mental Health Association of Union County: 973-571-4100
- Family Support Organization of Union County: 908 755-0090
- Imagine: A Center for Coping with Loss: 908-264-3100
- Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health: Tips for Social Distancing, Quarantine, and Isolation During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (SAMHSA)
- Care for Your Coronavirus Anxiety
- Supporting your kids and teens
- Helping Children Cope with Emergencies
- Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs in Emergencies
- NJ Hope Line for suicide prevention, available at 1-855-654-6735.
- PerformCare partners with the New Jersey Children's System of Care (CSOC) to coordinate the care of your child. New Jersey Children’s System of Care addresses behavioral, mental health, or emotional challenges and provides access to needed services. The contact number is 1-877-652-7624.
- NJHelps is designed to give consumers a “one-stop” shopping resource for the wide range of programs, information, and services provided by the Department of Human Services and its partners, to assist individuals, families, and communities throughout the State of New Jersey.
- The Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care has a center that connects callers to the appropriate division of statewide behavioral health services system at 1-800-969-5300.
- 2nd Floor Youth Helpline of NJ : CALL 888-222-2228 a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults. They are available 24/7.
- Disaster Distress Helpline: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) provides crisis counseling and support for anyone in the U.S. experiencing distress or other behavioral health concerns related to any natural or human-caused disaster, including public health emergencies.
- Crisis Text Line: Text MHA to 741741 and you’ll be connected to a trained Crisis Counselor. Crisis Text Line provides free, text-based support 24/7.
- Dial 2-1-1: If you need assistance finding food, paying for housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services, visit 211.org or dial 211 to speak to someone who can help. Run by the United Way
- Project 99: Counseling Services
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