Video & Reading Resources

Psychoeducational Information

COVID-19 RELATED RESOURCES

TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT COVID-19-How to Explain the Coronavirus-19 to Children-Explaining the Coronavirus-19 to children can be challenging. Please use these resources to help you explain this complicated concept to children.

  • Talking to and Supporting Children through a Pandemic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=FcYZWiF3PNc

  • Talking to Children about COVID - A Parent resource from the National Association of School Psychologists and National Association of School Nurses

  • 6 ways parents support their kids through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak-A psychologist's advice on how to help your children deal with the many emotions they may be experiencing now.

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/6-ways-parents-can-support-their-kids-through-coronavirus-covid-19

  • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): What parents should know-How to protect yourself and your children.

https://www.unicef.org/stories/novel-coronavirus-outbreak-what-parents-should-know

  • Talking to Teens- How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19)-6 strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal. By UNICEF

https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-teenagers-can-protect-their-mental-health-during-coronavirus-covid-19

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MENTAL HEALTH AND CORONAVIRUS

● Manage Anxiety & Stress COVID-19/CDC- CDC advise on managing anxiety & stress

● Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty from the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. (General Info)

● Care for your Coronavirus Anxiety - website of helpful tools, articles, meditations, access to mental health experts, anxiety screenings, and more. (General Info)

  • What Individuals Can Do to Cope with the New Norms Post CoronaVirus

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/20/coronavirus-tips-for-protecting-your-mental-health-during-quarantine.html



MINDFULNESS & YOGA RESOURCES

● Calm - the app has created a page of free resources for families to use to further connect and strengthen our mental health during this time. Within the link above you have access to audio and video on the following topics: (Cost associated with this)

◦ Soothing Meditations

◦ Sleep Meditations

◦ Sleep Stories

◦ Calming Music

◦ Movement/Yoga (Calm Body)

◦ Creative Activities (Calm Masterclass)

◦ Calming Activities for Kids (Calm Kids)

● Go Zen - online social and emotional learning programs for students experiencing anxiety.($Cost)

● Down Dog App -- yoga; free access until July 1st for all students and teachers (K-12 and college).

● 13 Minute Body Scan Meditation for Teens and Adults/Mindfulness for Children (Relaxing)

  • Mind-Body Skills on Center for Mind Body Medicine-Jim Gordon-Scroll past the first two videos (unless you are interested in general background information) to the activity videos lower down on the page.

https://cmbm.org/thetransformation/resources/



Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for Educators & Parents

Many counselors around the country have been sharing resources for families to help with Social-Emotional Learning. The resources below are options to help. Please click on them as fun activities to help during this challenging time.

  • Mindfulness (parents and educators)

https://www.mindfulschools.org/free-online-mindfulness-class-for-kids/

https://www.breathe4change.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=lead_gen&utm_content=free_resources_jan_20

  • Social Emotional Learning

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1o_H-IOi4jkeelHybQ0rNR0mrtaWKlo3cy9pUP-Ku6OA/copy?usp=sharing

(K-2: click on link and make a copy)

  • Social Emotional Learning at Home

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Er3v9CoI9y9bdTCSbdP14uhn8IHJw-Ygt3lnectjBAk/copy?usp=sharing

(3-5: click on link and make a copy)

  • Doodling and meditative drawing (6-12 grade)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiSzGBguPm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVa7H0qrABk

Calming Activities