It is totally normal and understandable for us all to be feeling more unsettled and stressed than usual at this time.
Please reference any of our resources below or additional resources under this section for your social and emotional wellness. Even with so many businesses shut down, helping professionals are working hard to make phone and online support available:
Glenn County Mental Health: (530)865-6459 or (530)934-6582 1(800)507-3530- 24 Hour Crisis Line in Glenn County
Transition Age Youth (TAY) Warm Line: (530)865-1622
Nationally: 1(800)273-8755 Text HELP to 741741
Mindfulness is an amazing practice for people of all ages. If you don’t have a regular mindful practice already built in to your family time, try adding it to your routine. This can look like 5 minute morning or bedtime guided meditation (look for apps like Calm or Head space) or simple mindful mandala coloring. Find a mindfulness practice that you all enjoy doing together!
Facebook: Like “The Mindful Teen” on Facebook to receive regular inspirational quotes, poems, and articles to help you keep your mindfulness practice fresh and alive.
Twitter: Follow The Mindful Teen (@TheMindfulTeen) for mindful tweets.
Other mindfulness and positive teen Twitter feeds: See the feeds that The Mindful Teen (@TheMindfulTeen) is following, and follow some of those. The more mindful feeds you have on Twitter, the more opportunities you’ll have to practice mindfulness!
Here are six good areas to focus on for your own social and emotional self-care during this time: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-teenagers-can-protect-their-mental-health-during-coronavirus-covid-19
What are the best ways to talk with your teen about all that is happening with the Coronavirus? While there is more in the news each day, here is a good article about strategies and areas to discuss: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html
Teens have different needs than younger children while cooped up at home. Here is a good article about ways to support your teen: https://childmind.org/article/supporting-teenagers-and-young-adults-during-the-coronavirus-crisis/
Here is another article with strategies for children of all ages and teens as well. It also has some links to comics, podcasts, and links to support efforts: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smart-parenting-smarter-kids/202003/how-talk-kids-and-teens-about-the-coronavirus
Here is a great handout for parents with lots of tips for helping children of all ages cope with the changes due to COVID-19. It covers areas such as how to talk to your children, how to reassure them, what to share, and other important areas to consider while at home.
You are doing a lot right now to care for your students/children. Please don't forget that you must take care of yourself in order to help others effectively. Here is a great PDF handout that explains why you need to care for yourself and offers some tips for how to do so. Handout in Spanish - PDF