For all members of the family: Look after your Well-Being
During this time of uncertainty, we understand how many of us may be feeling a great deal of unrest and worry. Even just being out of our normal routine and away from friends can leave us feeling insecure. To help us through this, there are many things we can do to help:
Mindfulness and Yoga resources
Other mindful activities include:
For Parents: Concerns about Mental Health
If you are experiencing more unmanageable feelings of anxiety and worry, the ‘Child Mind Institute’ are offering a wide selection of online support. https://childmind.org/ Their digital response to COVID-19 includes:
Twice daily Facebook Live videochats featuring our expert clinicians
Flat-fee phone consultations for problem behavior
Comprehensive coronavirus resources for parents on childmind.org
Daily parent tips on childmind.org, Facebook and Instagram at 8am
On-air experts for media appearances
HEADSPACE: This is an app we have mentioned before (for mindful meditation and breathing via their ‘Weathering the Storm’ collection), but Headspace has also launched resources to help guide parents on having conversations with children around stress and anxiety, and helping us all to be kind to ourselves in this current climate (https://assets.ctfassets.net/v3n26e09qg2r/56agU3mnWS8ycNsLnvpT1x/23ee0f0019171ab0953342b84522f656/hs_for_educators-and-parents_COVID-19_final.pdf.)