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Heart, Body and Mind

We want to provide you and your children with the opportunity to check in with your Heart, Body and Mind regularly.

There are lots of fun activities listed below to keep your children engaged, and activities that the family can do together.  It is also important that you as the parent takes care of yourself. The Wellbeing for Parents section, provides you with tips on how to check in and be kind to yourself.

Here's Jenny to explain.

Guidance: Return to early learning

Activities

Some activities below will have instructional videos, other have instructions written out below or as downloadable PDF's. It's better for the environment to try avoid printing these PDF's where possible.

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Resources for Parents (Heart, Body and Mind)

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We want to provide you and your children with the opportunity to check in with your Heart, Body and Mind regularly.   There are lots of fun activities listed below to keep your children engaged, and activities that the family can do together.  It is also important that you as the parent takes care of yourself.

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5th Year Leadership Team - Tops tips to staying healthy

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5th Year Leadership Team - Tops tips to staying healthy

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Moodwatchers - Top 10 tips for easing Anxiety

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Moodwatchers - Top 10 tips for easing Anxiety

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MOODWATCHERS website of psychologist and author Shane Martin

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The greatest antidote to anxious thinking is distraction. There are lots of things to be anxious about but we should ask ourselves - how much 'mind space' do they need? Sometimes we let anxiety grip us too easily. We can loosen that grip with the following strategies:

1. Return to a lost hobby. Dust down the piano, bring the guitar down from the attic, practice your golf swing in the garden!
2. Acquire a new skill - painting, knitting, drawing, gardening. There are lots of free online courses available. Order what you need from Amazon.
3. Switch your company. In order to talk about different things sometimes we have to talk to different people.
4. Switch on some music and start singing aloud or dancing. Organise a family concert/show.
5. Reminisce more. Find some old photos or videos and savour golden days from your past. Involve others.
6. Play a game that needs your concentration - cards, chess, monopoly or even try something on PlayStation or X-Box

7. Organise to meet some friends from afar on Zoom and chat about anything other than Covid-19. Make that the rule. Ask them questions about where they live, families and what they love to do.
8. If you have children - start playing with them. They have their own little worlds. Let yourself fall into them.
9. Get yourself a good novel and start reading it.
10. Try some crosswords or word mazes.
Distraction is free and is even used in pain management.
It is possible to get better at it with practice. Structure your days better and if you are your own worst enemy - spend lots of time with others
(C) Shane Martin

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The greatest antidote to anxious thinking is distraction. There are lots of things to be anxious about but we should ask ourselves - how much 'mind space' do they need? Sometimes we let anxiety grip us too easily. We can loosen that grip with the following strategies: 1.

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1.      1800 JIGSAW (544729)    Opening hours: Monday to Friday 1pm- 5pm.

2.      SMS 086 180 3880.           Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

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Help students get inspired to set a goal while teaching them about Growth Mindset and how to become more gritty

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by Eline Snel

Here you will find the mindfulness exercises for parents and for teens that appear in Breathe through This.

Note: Click a file to view it in your web browser. Right click and save the link if you would like to download it to your computer.

Introduction

Exercise 1: Time Out, Tune In

Exercise 5: A Good Start to the Day

Exercise 6: The Conveyor Belt of Worries

Exercise 7: Solid as a Rock

Exercise 13: Sleep Tight, for Adults and Teenagers

Exercises for Teenagers:

Shambhala Publications Presents

Introduction

Read more about the book here: https://www.shambhala.com/breathe-through-this.html

These exercises accompany the book Breathe through This: Mindfulness for Parents and Teenagers, by Eline Snel, copyright © 2014; English translation © 2015 by Shambhala Publications.

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Lá 2: Corpoideachas le Ciarán (PE as Gaeilge) Seisiún HIIT

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Lá 1: Corpoideachas le Ciarán (PE as Gaeilge) Seisiún HIIT

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We understand these are tough times for a lot of people at the moment, and many students have to stay home leaving their studies interrupted.

As a small gesture, we would like to offer all Spanish students (and teachers) at school or university one free month of Ella Verbs (no trial or credit card required). Our app helps students drill and master Spanish verb conjugation. Learn more about it here.

To redeem the offer:

1) Download Ella Verbs on iOS or Android.

2) Register with your educational email address. Note, you may be offered a free trial during signup, but you can ignore this.

3) Apply for the free month with your educational email (same as step 2) using the form below.

4) Look out for an email from us to confirm your account is upgraded. We aim to get back to you within 24 hours.

If you have any questions, please email Jane at jane@ellaverbs.com.

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We understand these are tough times for a lot of people at the moment, and many students have to stay home leaving their studies interrupted. As a small gesture, we would like to offer all Spanish students (and teachers) at school or university one free month of Ella Verbs (no trial or credit card required).

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**21 Day FREE trial:

Only one free trial allowed per child and for new subscribers only. Free trial requires registration and a valid credit or debit card. You will be charged the full amount of your chosen subscription plan price on expiry of the free trial, unless you cancel your subscription earlier by visiting 'My account settings' in your Parent zone. Only available for new subscribers.

Those who have taken advantage of the COVID-19 free access are not eligible for the 21-day free trial.

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The Maths Factor - Subscribe today and unlock your child's maths confidence

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21 Day FREE trial: Only one free trial allowed per child and for new subscribers only. Free trial requires registration and a valid credit or debit card. You will be charged the full amount of your chosen subscription plan price on expiry of the free trial, unless you cancel your subscription earlier by visiting 'My account settings' in your Parent zone.

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Collins at Home

Free resources to support your child's learning at home

Collins at Home Blog

Tips and advice for parents

Collins Secondary dictionary

Online dictionary perfect for secondary students

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Free resources to support your child's learning at home Tips and advice for parents Online dictionary perfect for secondary students

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ROI Teaching Resources - Infants, Juniors, Seniors

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Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!

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Hi there,

Since these are scary times and many of us are stuck at home, I wanted to offer you some distraction.

Here's a gift code for a bundle of our members-only video courses on Real Python:

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Clicking the link above gives you lifetime access to the following video courses on Real Python-no strings attached whatsoever:

How to Publish Your Own Python Package to PyPI

Traditional Face Detection With Python

Functional Programming in Python

Cool New Features in Python 3.8

I picked a selection of courses that will guide you through building some fun & useful projects. These are normally paid products available only on Real Python, but I'm making them available for free to you.

Once you redeem your gift code by clicking the link above you'll get access to all of the course videos, sample code, and downloadable materials forever.

I know this isn't going to fix the crisis-but I hope this course offers you some healthy distraction and a couple of cool new tricks you can apply in your own code.

Just pick a course that looks interesting and watch a couple of lessons over lunch or dinner :)

Hang in there and...Happy Pythoning!
- Dan Bader
Owner & Editor-in-Chief at Real Python
P.S. Feel free to share this with your colleagues, friends, clients, employees, or anyone that could use this time to learn new skills, cross-train, and get prepared for when things get back to normal (and they will). Just tell them to go to this URL, I'll periodically "refill" the gift code: realpython.com/free-courses-march-2020

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We have developed digital activities, eBooks, printouts and other resources for teachers to use alongside the Folens books they have booklisted to use in the classroom. Teachers get automatic access to these digital resources when they register on FolensOnline.

For parents to get access, all you need to do is to register on FolensOnline as a teacher from your child's school, using the relevant school roll number. You will then have access to the same resources that your child's teacher has access to and can use the resources your child is familiar with from school.

School roll numbers can be found on the Department of Education website or on schooldays.ie

Register with FolensOnline.ie

Post-Primary

We make eBooks to accompany our student textbooks. Students can access these eBooks through our FolensHIVE app, which can be downloaded to their phone or device. There is a scratch panel on the inside of our textbooks, with a unique licence code. Students can use this code to download the eBook in the app.

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18 Mar 2020

As the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation continues, and many schools are under varying levels of government restriction, we recognise that this poses many difficult challenges for schools and educators, not to mention parents who will be seeking ways to keep their children meaningfully occupied whilst at home.

To provide help with these issues, we have made a number of our member-facing activities freely available to all. These activities provide help for teachers and parents by offering simple, easy and useful activities that young people can complete unaided. We will continue to provide online learning options for young people of all ages as the UK-wide situation continues, so be sure to keep checking back.

Review Writing for Literacy

These activities include our review writing guides, which can help young people apply their film knowledge, critical thinking and literacy skills to any film, providing a valuable - and entertaining - means of honing their English and writing skills during any potential school closures. What's more, all reviews submitted via our website will be entered into our Review of the Week competition, with great prizes to be won.

Note: Only those young people who are members of an Into Film Club will be able to post reviews on our website and have any winning work featured on our Review of the Week page.

Further Activities

As well as review writing, our activities also support filmmaking - which can be done with minimal equipment, even on a mobile phone or tablet - and our ongoing Film of the Month competition offers the perfect way for young people to keep busy with a practical project that can be completed within the home and enhances various skills including organisation, planning and creative thinking.

You can also encourage young people to check out our YouTube channel Get Into Film, where our reporters interviewing actors and filmmakers from the all the latest film releases, and sharing their views on the world of film.

Primary Age Activities

The below resources are suitable for those of a Primary school age. Some resources are available in the Welsh language.

Secondary Age Activities

The below resources are suitable for those of a Secondary school age. Some resources are available in the Welsh language.

Review Writing Frame

Do you want to improve your review writing? Use this template to organise your ideas and get creative.

3Cs and 3Ss Dice Game

Talk and write about the 3Cs (colour, camera, character) and the 3Ss (sound, setting, story) of film to improve your film reviews.

My Film Viewing Map

Do you want to watch films that are a bit different, or more unusual? A great way to improve your film knowledge is to set yourself the challenge of viewing films from all over the world. Use this map to record the films you watch and the countries they come from and you can become an international film expert!

You can combine your journey into world film with our My Film Viewing Timeline activity and watch films from every decade.

My Film Viewing Timeline

Do you want to watch films that are a bit different, or more unusual? A great way to improve your film knowledge is to challenge yourself to watch a film from each decade. Use this timeline to record the films you watch and the years they come from.

You can combine your journey through film history with our My Film Viewing Map activity, to watch films from around the world.

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Free Activities for Young People to do At Home

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18 Mar 2020 As the coronavirus/COVID-19 situation continues, and many schools are under varying levels of government restriction, we recognise that this poses many difficult challenges for schools and educators, not to mention parents who will be seeking ways to keep their children meaningfully occupied whilst at home.

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Mental Health Supports and  Services during the Corona virus

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Mental Health Supports and  Services during the Corona virus

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Are you a fan of the TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S?

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Hurling Challenge, Click on it to see the video

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Hurling skills challenge TJ Reid, Click below to see it.

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Bored at home hurl & toilet roll challenge. See how many times you can roll lift toilet paper in 30 seconds 🧻🧻🧻 I got 22 😀😀😀 Compete with your friends, siblings or parents then nominate two others. Be sure to tag me in 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I nominate @joeyholden02 and @PadraigWalsh92

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Bored at home hurl & toilet roll challenge. See how many times you can roll lift toilet paper in 30 seconds 🧻🧻🧻 I got 22 😀😀😀 Compete with your friends, siblings or parents then nominate two others. Be sure to tag me in 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I nominate @joeyholden02 and @PadraigWalsh92 https://t.co/esJOJKztiI

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LGFA have devised coaching resource booklets to encourage your club underage players to practice their skills at home and remain physical active outside of their weekly coaching sessions. The first booklet currently focuses on players at U8/10 age group whilst the second edition targets U11/14 age group.

Players are encouraged to practice one skill a day and log their effort. It will only take ten minutes of their time each day to complete each task. The parent or guardian plays an important role in that they too must provide encouragement and support whilst reaffirming the players efforts. The tasks and instructions are listed in the below booklet for both the parent/guardian and the players information. Each of the outlined tasks can be assessed in a positive manner by their football coaches at their weekly training sessions but the overall primary aims of this initiative are for the players to:

Practice the various Skills of our Game

Remain Physical Activity

Improve Movement Quality

Strive for Personal Achievement

We hope that these booklets will give all players the motivation to try and reach their full potential, both on an individual and team level and upon completion who knows, it might, one day, act as a stepping stone to greater arenas!!!

Anything is possible with willingness and a positive attitude!

So why not try it out and let us know how you get on!!!!

Skills Book 1

Skills Book 2

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Lgfa Underage Skills Logbook - Ladies Gaelic Football

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You can join the library online and get eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and newspapers for free straight away, or even take language and other courses. Here's how!
Join online

To join the library online, fill out this form with your name, address, email and some other details.

Click, 'Submit' and you'll be taken to a new page that gives you a 'Temporary' library barcode.

This will be your library number and you need it to access online services so save it somewhere or write it down and keep it safe.

This page will also instruct you to 'set a PIN' and will give you a link to do that.

Once you've set your PIN and you have your library number, you're all ready to access all the online services.

If you are having trouble joining, you can contact your library by phone or email or you may find this FAQ on joining helpful

We've included short guides to getting and using these services below. These user guides and tutorials are also listed here.

How to use Borrowbox for eBooks and Audiobooks
You can download the Borrowbox app or find your library here to get directed to the web version.

Please review Borrow Box Terms and Conditions on Bolinda's website by clicking here.

Then you just:

choose your library from the dropdown menu;

enter your library number where it asks for your ID/Barcode; and,

enter your PIN where it asks for PIN/Password.

That's it, you're signed in and ready to browse and read!

You can read more in the BorrowBox User Guide
How to use Libby for online magazines
You can use the Libby app or access online at

You will have to register for a free account, with your library number and PIN. When you visit it will prompt you through the steps to sign up for Libby, including:

Indicating whether you have signed up for your local library yet or not

Selecting your local library service - you will be given three options for how to find your local library: transferring data from an already registered device, searching for your local library, or having Libby try to determine for itself

Enter your library card number

Entering your PIN

That's it, you're all set up!

You can read more at the following link:

Support queries can be made within the Libby App or via the web form here.
How to use PressReader for online newspapers
You can access PressReader at pressreader.com or by downloading the PressReader app for apple or android devices.

You will need to log in with your library number, here's how

Press 'sign in'

Select the 'Library and groups' option

A list of libraries will then open from which you can choose your library. Simply start typing your county or local authority areas and you should find it easily. Look out for the Libraries Ireland logo.

You will then be asked to enter your library card number.

That's it - you're now logged in and ready to read!

Your login grants you 30 days access initially. When this 30 days has expired a new period can be started simply by logging out and back in using the same method.

You can read more at the following links:

You can watch a video tutorial about how to use the PressReader app here.

For any support queries, please email pressreader@wfhowes.co.uk
How to use Transparent Languages for language learning
Transparent Languages can be accessed through RB Digital - see above to find out how to do that.

Once you're logged in to RB Digital, you'll see a link to Transparent Languages. Click that and you'll be taken to the service.

Read more in the Transparent Languages User Guide.

You can watch a video tutorial about how to use Transparent Language Online here.

For any support queries please email rbdigital@wfhowes.co.uk

How to use Universal Class for online courses

You can register for Universal Class at http://lgma.universalclass.com/register.htm

Enter your library card number in the field and click the Go button.

Complete the required fields on the registration page:

First Name; Last Name; Email address; Password and Age Check, (Over or under 16 years).

Click on the Continue button

You will then be shown the home screen for your Universal Class account and can start learning.

You can watch a video tutorial about how to access Universal Class online courses here.

For any support queries, please email universalclass@wfhowes.co.uk

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Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.

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Relaxation Techniques from the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) by Department of Education and Skills

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As days of isolation turn into weeks, many of us are feeling increasingly uprooted from our normal lives. In a world on lockdown, it isn't just our routines that are being disrupted, but our relationships too. Thankfully, distance doesn't have to mean disconnection.

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To give people ideas of ways they can play, and places they can go online to play and connect with others, I wrote a blog post over on Encourage Play with awesome play ideas for families at home. I'm going to continue to update it as I find new helpful online resources.

"Play and unscheduled downtime are central to our emotional well-being throughout our lives." - Play = Learning
edited by Dorothy G. Singer, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Do some Movement

People always talk about exercise as a central pillar of mental health. Why? First of all, the human body is fantastic. It allows you to think, move, and interact with the world. It allows you to express yourself. How your body feels can have an impact on how you are emotionally feeling.

Exercise releases chemicals called endorphins. These "feel-good chemicals" trigger positive feelings in your brain. So by releasing endorphins, you are tapping into a natural way to improve your state of mind. After a long run or an exercise class, your body might be tired, but your endorphins are running high. You don't have to run a 5k to get it, either. Any type of movement will do this.

You can take a walk around your neighborhood while you practice social distancing. You can do some stretches at your house. You can do a GoNoodle indoor recess video. You can play video games that involve moving like Just Dance or Arms. Keep yourself active even during this time.
Before you start any exercise routine, please check with your doctor to get recommendations about what to do and what to avoid, based on your own body and medical needs.
Practice gratitude

There's a lot of research around gratitude, which shows that being grateful can improve psychological health, reduce toxic emotions, and increase empathy.

You can take a few minutes and write down a few things you are thankful for. If you find it challenging at first, focus on just 2 or 3 things. It doesn't have to be significant. It could be that you're grateful for how the sun feels on your skin, or that your friend makes you laugh, or that your mom made your favorite breakfast.

Or it could be big things like you're grateful for your family, people who love you, or your support system. You can write them on a slip of paper and put them in a jar. That way, you can physically see them all. Or you could take strips of paper and make a paper chain of gratitude that you hang in your room. Or you can write it in a journal.

The coping skills I shared earlier are ones that you can do too. There's a lot on you now. Constant caregiving is a challenge on good days. This is a tough, exhausting time. For you, figuring out self-care strategies when you are surrounded by others is a challenge. But here are some ideas that may help you:

Talk to other adults about how you're feeling

You may be having a ton of emotions and thoughts about this whole situation. You may be worried about your parents or grandparents, or concerned about someone in your life with a compromised immune system. Please talk to someone. Call or text your friends. If you don't have anyone at your home, there are online communities you can join. There are Facebook groups for everything. Here are some of my favorite online parenting communities.

AT Parenting Community with Natasha Daniels, LCSW, Child Therapist & Author - specifically for parents of kids with anxiety and OCD

We Turned Out Okay Parent Coaching Community with Karen Lock Kolp, MEd - especially for parents of little kids

Growing Up Confident Community with Kim Lange, Child & Adolescent Therapist - Focused on the emotional lives of children.

The Neighborhood at Imperfect Families from Nicole Schwarz, Parent Coach and LMFT focused on a positive parenting approach.

The Village from Happily Family - Run by Cecilia & Jason Hilkey with a focus on mindful parenting.

Take a quick walk or go outside for a few moments if you can

If you can just take a moment for yourself, because that's all you have, do it. Take a few deep breaths. If you have a partner, try to tag team, and make sure you each get breaks. If you don't, put on a new show for your kids and have tea in the other room for a moment. Here's a great post about self-care for people who don't have time for self-care.

I'm having Nutella & wine, what are you going to have?

As for me, I'm also going to indulge a little bit. I made chocolate chip muffins the other day, and they were terrific! I'm supporting my local wine store by ordering delivery. I have some of my favorite treats in the house, like Nutella, of course. And my husband got ice cream. We're not going to go crazy and eat dessert for dinner all the time. But it will happen 🙂

I've been collecting great resources from my colleagues who are recording videos and sharing their thoughts and strategies on coping with COVID-19. I will continue to update this list as I find more things.
How To Cope with Anxiety about Coronavirus
VIDEO Natasha Daniels: What is the Coronavirus for Kids and Teens and here are some more resources from Natasha (scroll down to see them).

VIDEO Renee Jain and Laura Markham talking about Coronavirus

Tina Payne Bryson about talking to children about coronavirus

Talking to kids with Anxiety & ADHD about Coronavirus from Additudemag
Foldable comic about Coronavirus for kids Social Story for Kids about Coronavirus
Resources for Supporting Families During the Coronavirus from the Child Mind Institute

SOME Resources from Coping Skills for Kids

Right now, I'm offering my Coping Skills Family Activity e-book for 50% off

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Coping with Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Coping Skills for Kids

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Coping skills for dealing with the Corona Virus

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To give people ideas of ways they can play, and places they can go online to play and connect with others, I wrote a blog post over on Encourage Play with awesome play ideas for families at home. I'm going to continue to update it as I find new helpful online resources.

"Play and unscheduled downtime are central to our emotional well-being throughout our lives." - Play = Learning
edited by Dorothy G. Singer, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Do some Movement

People always talk about exercise as a central pillar of mental health. Why? First of all, the human body is fantastic. It allows you to think, move, and interact with the world. It allows you to express yourself. How your body feels can have an impact on how you are emotionally feeling.

Exercise releases chemicals called endorphins. These "feel-good chemicals" trigger positive feelings in your brain. So by releasing endorphins, you are tapping into a natural way to improve your state of mind. After a long run or an exercise class, your body might be tired, but your endorphins are running high. You don't have to run a 5k to get it, either. Any type of movement will do this.

You can take a walk around your neighborhood while you practice social distancing. You can do some stretches at your house. You can do a GoNoodle indoor recess video. You can play video games that involve moving like Just Dance or Arms. Keep yourself active even during this time.
Before you start any exercise routine, please check with your doctor to get recommendations about what to do and what to avoid, based on your own body and medical needs.
Practice gratitude

There's a lot of research around gratitude, which shows that being grateful can improve psychological health, reduce toxic emotions, and increase empathy.

You can take a few minutes and write down a few things you are thankful for. If you find it challenging at first, focus on just 2 or 3 things. It doesn't have to be significant. It could be that you're grateful for how the sun feels on your skin, or that your friend makes you laugh, or that your mom made your favorite breakfast.

Or it could be big things like you're grateful for your family, people who love you, or your support system. You can write them on a slip of paper and put them in a jar. That way, you can physically see them all. Or you could take strips of paper and make a paper chain of gratitude that you hang in your room. Or you can write it in a journal.

The coping skills I shared earlier are ones that you can do too. There's a lot on you now. Constant caregiving is a challenge on good days. This is a tough, exhausting time. For you, figuring out self-care strategies when you are surrounded by others is a challenge. But here are some ideas that may help you:

Talk to other adults about how you're feeling

You may be having a ton of emotions and thoughts about this whole situation. You may be worried about your parents or grandparents, or concerned about someone in your life with a compromised immune system. Please talk to someone. Call or text your friends. If you don't have anyone at your home, there are online communities you can join. There are Facebook groups for everything. Here are some of my favorite online parenting communities.

AT Parenting Community with Natasha Daniels, LCSW, Child Therapist & Author - specifically for parents of kids with anxiety and OCD

We Turned Out Okay Parent Coaching Community with Karen Lock Kolp, MEd - especially for parents of little kids

Growing Up Confident Community with Kim Lange, Child & Adolescent Therapist - Focused on the emotional lives of children.

The Neighborhood at Imperfect Families from Nicole Schwarz, Parent Coach and LMFT focused on a positive parenting approach.

The Village from Happily Family - Run by Cecilia & Jason Hilkey with a focus on mindful parenting.

Take a quick walk or go outside for a few moments if you can

If you can just take a moment for yourself, because that's all you have, do it. Take a few deep breaths. If you have a partner, try to tag team, and make sure you each get breaks. If you don't, put on a new show for your kids and have tea in the other room for a moment. Here's a great post about self-care for people who don't have time for self-care.

I'm having Nutella & wine, what are you going to have?

As for me, I'm also going to indulge a little bit. I made chocolate chip muffins the other day, and they were terrific! I'm supporting my local wine store by ordering delivery. I have some of my favorite treats in the house, like Nutella, of course. And my husband got ice cream. We're not going to go crazy and eat dessert for dinner all the time. But it will happen 🙂

I've been collecting great resources from my colleagues who are recording videos and sharing their thoughts and strategies on coping with COVID-19. I will continue to update this list as I find more things.
How To Cope with Anxiety about Coronavirus
VIDEO Natasha Daniels: What is the Coronavirus for Kids and Teens and here are some more resources from Natasha (scroll down to see them).

VIDEO Renee Jain and Laura Markham talking about Coronavirus

Tina Payne Bryson about talking to children about coronavirus

Talking to kids with Anxiety & ADHD about Coronavirus from Additudemag
Foldable comic about Coronavirus for kids Social Story for Kids about Coronavirus
Resources for Supporting Families During the Coronavirus from the Child Mind Institute

SOME Resources from Coping Skills for Kids

Right now, I'm offering my Coping Skills Family Activity e-book for 50% off

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25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children & Teens (+Tips!)

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Fun mindfulness activities for kids to teach them about mindfulness. Enjoy!

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Katie Taylors home boxing Circuit, click on the blue box below.

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Advice on How to talk to kids about Covid 19

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With many people still staying home and our daily schedules constantly changing, we wanted to take a deeper look at how this experience is impacting Fitbit users' resting heart rate.

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As days of isolation turn into weeks, many of us are feeling increasingly uprooted from our normal lives. In a world on lockdown, it isn't just our routines that are being disrupted, but our relationships too. Thankfully, distance doesn't have to mean disconnection.

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