At-Home Education, Schooling, Etc

AT-HOME ACTIVITIES

  • Easy Indoor Activities for Kids: Start now!
  • Reading Time/Family Reading
  • Movie Marathon
  • Board Games
  • Puzzle
  • Crafts
  • Comic Book
  • Treasure Hunt
  • Paper Airplane Contest
  • Video Chat Family Members
  • Build a Blanket/Cardboard Fort
  • Journal - Free write, daily log, or write about your feelings
  • Indoor Camping - Setup the tent or make one with blankets
  • Go through Clothes: What do you want to keep and what should be donated

Explore the relationship between play and youth development: https://www.maziply.com/blogs/blog/development-play-stages-of-play-and-why-it-matters

 

EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

HELPING CHILDREN COPE AND FACTORS AFFECTING A CHILD’S EMOTIONAL RESPONSE:

 

SELF CARE TIPS

  • Avoid excessive exposure to media coverage of COVID-19. 
  • Try to recognize catastrophic thinking and remind yourself that overwhelming feelings will fade.
  • Maintain a sense of hope and positive thinking.
  • Take care of your body. Take deep breaths, stretch or meditate. 
  • Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals, exercise, get plenty of sleep 
  • Avoid caffeine, alcohol and drugs.
  • Utilize healthy coping skills- (ie) aromatherapy, bath, music, journaling, cooking.  
  • Try to maintain some sense of normal- try to keep up with activities you enjoy and feel normal, adapting given current circumstances.
  • Connect with others. Share your concerns and how you are feeling with a friend or family member. Maintain healthy relationships.