Resources

My favorite books for parents and educators:

Flooded: A Brain-Based Guide to Help Children Regulate Emotions By Allison Edwards

The Whole-brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies To Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind By Dan Siegel

Raising Your Spirited Child, Third Edition: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic By Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

COVID- 19 Specific Resources:

Momentous Institute: How to Talk to Children About Coronavirus https://momentousinstitute.org/blog/how-to-talk-to-children-about-coronavirus

NASP: Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource

https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource

If you're interested in setting up a school routine...

PBS Kids for Parents: Setting Up a New Routine During a School Closure

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/schools-closed-how-to-make-a-new-home-routine

PBS Kids for Parents: The Power of Routines

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/the-power-of-routines

PBS Kids Weekly Planner Chart

https://www.pbs.org/parents/printables/weekly-planner-chart

Priceless Parenting- Free Routine/Behavior Charts for Kids

https://www.pricelessparenting.com/chart-for-kids

For Students

What to do when you feel worried...

• Grounding: Think of 2 things you feel, hear, see, and smell in your current moment

• Breathe (practice one of our breathing techniques)

• Write it down/draw a picture - choose to keep it in a journal or write it down and crumble it up

• Talk about it with an adult (or set up a time to talk with Emily)

• Exercise

• Do yoga

• Try a calm app

• Squish a stress ball or squishy

• Start a gratitude journal

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Yoga/Calm Apps & Tools

Stop. Breathe. Think.- https://www.stopbreathethink.com/

Cosmic Kids Yoga- https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

Calm App- https://www.calm.com/