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Consejos para gestionar el confinamiento con adolescentes

Los adolescentes se caracterizan por percibirse invencibles y por vivir el presente de forma intensa, sin pensar demasiado en el futuro. Por eso, como padres, nuestra tarea principal, ahora que las medidas para los más pequeños y adolescentes se van a flexibilizar pudiendo salir a la calle, y éstos pueden verse tentados a realizar encuentros con sus amigos, es la de hacerles tomar conciencia que esta enfermedad también puede afectarles a ellos, y que podrían convertirse en portadores asintomáticos, poniendo en riesgo a sus familiares. Ahora más que nunca no podemos relajarnos y debemos seguir manteniendo las mismas medidas de seguridad.

Además, ahora que se ven obligados a pasar la mayor parte de las horas con sus padres en un espacio común, debemos fijar unas nuevas reglas del juego.

Consejos para un confinamiento saludable con adolescentes

Mantener una rutina los días laborables: El día debe organizarse los más parecido posible al que teníamos antes de la crisis, estableciendo una hora para levantarse, y manteniendo unos horarios de estudio. El móvil puede resultar la principal fuente de distracción, por lo que deberíamos dejarlo fuera de la habitación, y consultarlo a media mañana, mientras hacemos un descanso y comemos algo.

Mantener los hábitos de autonomía: cada mañana debemos asearnos, vestirnos y ordenar nuestra habitación, así como participar en las tareas acordadas. Continuando con nuestras obligaciones diarias.

La comida debe convertirse en un momento de encuentro familiar: es importante comer juntos, y hacer partícipe al adolescente de la preparación de las comidas, incluso podemos aprovechar para hacer alguna receta juntos. Es un buen momento para trasladarles el valor del esfuerzo que implica cada día hacerse cargo de las distintas comidas de todos los miembros de la familia.

La tarde puede convertirse en el momento de contactar con sus amigos y fomentar el contacto social: los adolescentes necesitan quizás en mayor medida que los adultos el contacto social. Es por ello, que es recomendable que sigan manteniendo dicho contacto mediante video llamadas o llamadas, reduciendo así la sensación de aislamiento.

Mantener la actividad física: es un buen momento para realizar alguna actividad física en familia, mediante la multitud de opciones que hoy en día tenemos a nuestro alcance, siguiendo algún video tutorial que sea del interés de todos.

Después de cenar: podemos organizar un planning, en el que cada miembro de la familia participe, y sugiera alguna película o serie para poder ver juntos. Sería conveniente mantener unos hábitos de sueño saludables e intentar ir a dormir en la misma franja horaria que un día laboral.

Durante los fines de semana podemos ser más flexibles, aunque deberíamos mantener unos hábitos de alimentación saludable juntos y mantener las actividades físicas en común.

Finalmente, debemos empatizar con ellos, entender que su situación resulta muy difícil, y que actualmente sienten que se ha restringido su libertad y autonomía. Quizás es el momento de flexibilizar expectativas, las cuales ya se volverán a reajustar una vez la situación vuelva a la normalidad.

Si somos flexibles y tenemos paciencia, esta situación de confinamiento puede convertirse en una oportunidad de afianzar nuestro vínculo y conocer mejor a nuestros hijos.

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Yoga doesn't always have to be a vigorous, get-your-blood-pumping workout, although many of us love the feeling those classes give us.

In fact, some of the most beneficial aspects of a yoga practice are the very subtle, minute changes that poses bring into your body, and you can reach these benefits during a short, gentle yoga sequence done at home!

Taking a few minutes at the end of the day to come back into your body and make yourself feel comfortable for bedtime is essential to unwinding at the end of a busy day. If you'd like to sit and garner a sense of calm before bed, you could always unwind with a meditation practice. Never meditated before? This free 30 Day Meditation Challenge will get you into the routine and help you peacefully say goodbye to the day.

Get ready to feel more at home in your body with these yoga poses to help you sleep and relax into a great night's sleep.

1. Hero pose (Virasana)

Starting in a comfortable seated pose with your glutes resting on your heels with the tops of your feet on the floor, hero pose brings gentle stretching action to your knees and ankles.

This pose allows lubricating fluid to flood these areas, which protects them against injury, gets rid of any cracking sounds or minor discomfort you may be feeling here, and helps them feel more loose, warm, and comfortable-without any motion required.

Take this opportunity to lengthen the spine upward, and open the chest as you find a calming breath pattern. Use your deep, even breaths to slow down your heart rate and clear your mind.

2. Cat and Cow Pose (Marjaryasana and Bitilasana)

From Hero pose, roll forward onto your hands and knees. For cat pose, exhale as you tilt the crown of the head and the tailbone down to the ground, arching your spine into a C-curve and pulling shoulder blades apart.

Inhale into Cow pose by bringing the crown of the head and the tailbone up toward the ceiling, hollowing out the lower back. Flow between these two poses as long as you'd like, moving with the pattern of your inhales and exhales and feeling like you're putting space between every vertebrae and loosening up your spine.

When you're done, come back to a neutral spine in tabletop.

3. Child's Pose (Balasana)

From tabletop, sink your hips back to your heels and settle your chest between your thighs. Your big toes are touching one another and your knees are as far apart as they need to be to help you settle comfortably and be able to breathe deeply.

With your forehead resting on the ground or a blanket, walk your fingertips out on front of you, stretching through the arms. You can also roll your forehead from side to side on the ground to give yourself a mini face massage.

4. Figure Four Against the Wall (Modified Sucirandhrasana)

Transitioning over onto your back, position yourself so your tailbone is pointing at the base of a wall (or another flat, tall surface). Place your glutes about a foot away from the base of the wall.

Place the bottom of one foot on the wall and, while keeping your tailbone in contact with the ground, flex the opposite foot and gently place your ankle on top of the opposite thigh. Keep your top foot flexed throughout the pose, with the toes pulling back toward the shin, to protect the knee joint from injury.

For added intensity, place your tailbone closer to the wall and/or gently press the top knee open to the side with your fingertips. This deep hip stretch is a low-impact alternative to poses such as Pigeon and Lotus, but it still gives you the benefits of releasing any tension from the hips and lower back.

Hip stretches are essential to feeling comfortable and relaxed before sleep. When you're ready, switch legs. See this article if you'd like more detailed instructions on getting into this pose.

5. Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani)

From your figure four stretch, unfold your legs straight up the wall. If you can, bring your tailbone closer to the base of the wall, perhaps even to the point where your glutes are touching the wall. This pose can be a great gentle hamstring stretch.

It also helps drain lymph and lactic acid from the legs, which helps prevent injury and decrease the symptoms of fatigue and soreness if you spend a lot of time on your feet. Let the looseness that you brought into your lower back with the figure four stretch help you feel more comfortable in this pose.

6. Supine Spinal Twist (Supta Jaṭhara Parivartānāsana)

Transitioning to face away from the wall, bring both knees into your chest and rock back and forth. When you're ready, bring your arms out into a 'T' with your hands in line with your shoulders and let your knees fall over to one side.

You can keep both knees bent, straighten the top leg, or choose to straighten both legs. If you're not feeling as much of the twist as you'd like, it may be helpful to adjust your tailbone, bringing your glutes further over to the middle of your mat so that your back is in one straight line down the center of your mat area-this may intensify the stretch in the lower back.

If you'd like a neck stretch, take the eye gaze to the side opposite your knees. Take this pose on both sides.

7. Happy Baby (Ananda Balasana)

Bringing both knees back into your chest, grasp your two big toes with the index and middle finger. Then pull the heels up to the ceiling, keeping the tailbone down on the ground.

Your knees should be pulling into your underarm area, and you can rock back and forth to gently massage the spine. This is a great pose for relieving abdominal discomfort and is a perfect final spinal relaxation pose.

8. Reclining Goddess Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)

From Happy Baby pose, release the feet down to the mat. Bring the soles of the feet to touch one another and let the knees fall open, pulling the heels as close toward the pelvis as is confortable.

This pose brings a gentle stretch into the pelvis, low abdomen, and inner thighs. Pull your shoulder blades underneath you, putting space between the tops of your shoulders and your earlobes, and then bring your left hand to rest on your heart and your right hand to rest on your belly.

Allow yourself to feel your breath as you bring it down into your chest to the very bottom of your lungs. Let your breath come deeply and evenly, relax your face, and close your eyes if it's comfortable for you

9. Corpse Pose (Savasana)

From reclining goddess pose, simply release your feet down to the corners of your mat or your bed, letting the toes fall open to the sides.

Release your hands so that palms are facing up and the backs of the hands are resting on the mat/bed a few inches away from the hips. Simply let your eyes close and let your mind be still and free of thoughts, while letting your breath come naturally and letting your body feel heavy, relaxed, and tranquil.

Try these yoga poses in this sequence and let me know how it goes!

Did you know?

When you commit to building heathy sleep habits, you take the first step to become your healthiest self - one full night of good sleep at a time. Check out our Complete Guide to Sleep Disorders - a resource to help you get your quality sleep back. Learn more about sleep disorders, their causes, symptoms and how to overcome them.

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Apps That Can Change Your Outlook

Positive thinking can transform your life. While this is a commonly shared opinion, it is also one that is backed by research.

Studies show that positive thinking is linked with greater health.﻿﻿ Those who have more hope tend to engage in healthier behaviors and go to the doctor less frequently. They also tend to take better care of themselves and are better with preventative care.

Positive thinkers also tend to be happier. And this happiness can translate into success in other areas of life. Studies by researcher Barbara Fredrickson show that those who experience boosts in their mood tend to recognize opportunities more frequently and take advantage of them, leading to greater successes in life.﻿﻿

Research from Sonja Lyubomirski suggests that roughly 40% of our happiness levels are changeable, meaning that our ability to feel happy and think positively is not set at birth, but can be learned.﻿﻿ One way to "learn" this happiness is to practice more positive thinking.

This is all good news. Even better news is the fact that small and simple steps can lead to significant shifts in thinking so that if you're not a habitually positive thinker right now, this can be changed somewhat easily. The trick is to be consistent in your efforts to shift your mental habits and your focus.

One simple and convenient way to do this is to use an app. Maintaining a daily gratitude journaling practice, focusing on positive affirmations each morning, or simply making an effort to catch and change negative thoughts throughout the day can all work.

However, harnessing the power of a truly great positive thinking app can help you to stay on track with this new habit, and this route is often more easy for people. The structure of a mental health app can be useful for those wanting to change their habits, but without extra strain or pressure.

The following apps are useful for many different reasons. See which ones work best for you.

This app is based on findings from the field of positive psychology. The Live Happy app has been around for years and has several great features. There is a specific focus on activities that can bring about more positive feelings, like "savor," "strive," and "thank," for example.

Better still, there is a specific section of activities on optimism as well, which can lead to more positive thinking. These methods are backed by solid research, some of which you can explore through the explore feature. If you'd like to learn more about what can make you feel happier and more positive, this is a great app to start with.

The Happify app is backed by research from a variety of experts. It includes many games and activities that can be practiced on your phone that have been proven effective to help you become happier and more optimistic, and even change your thought patterns.

You'll find writing activities and games that are designed to increase your happiness, as well as quizzes, forums, and ways to track your activities. One of the great things about this app is that they can quantify the effectiveness of the app. They have found that 86 percent of frequent users are happier in two months, for example. They have also found that the percentage of positive emotions the average user experiences tends to increase after regular use and participation in the activities as well.

As with other apps, having these activities at the touch of a finger can really help you to make them habitual parts of your life.

There is ample evidence that positive affirmations do, in fact, work.﻿﻿ Therefore, an app that can help you to make them a regular part of your life may be quite helpful. Some reviewers have called the " Think Up" app "life-changing,' and it basically helps you to incorporate positive affirmations into your life without much of the resistance we normally feel when adopting a new habit.

This app allows you to find affirmations to use or to create your own, to set them to music, and to be reminded to focus on them. There are many ways that positive affirmations can help with positive thinking, but this one may work well for those who need a little structure (which includes most of us, doesn't it?) and may help to you stay motivated to continue.

Thought Diary

The Thought Diary app employs the strategies of cognitive-behavioral therapy and enables you to track your thought patterns and change them when you see the need. It helps you to catch and change your own cognitive distortions, for example, and switch to healthier thinking patterns. This can significantly reduce stress levels and increase happiness​ and can help you to learn to make these shifts on your own without the app eventually.﻿﻿

This app focuses on anxiety and is geared toward teens and young adults. MindShift helps those who experience general anxiety to learn how to face their fears rather than engaging in avoidance coping.

It allows them to understand how to face anxiety-provoking situations head-on and manage the feelings that can negatively affect their lives on a regular basis.﻿﻿ It's simple to use and has had great results.

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At the start of March 2020, many of us were lucky enough to still be able to regularly attend gyms and fitness studios. But as the novel coronavirus pandemic became more widespread in the U.S., many state and city governments mandated the closure of all gyms, spas, fitness studios, and similar establishments.

If you're currently barred from going to your gym, first know that the measure is in place to increase social distancing and stop the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S.-by avoiding the gym, you're doing your part in flattening the curve and keeping your community safe.

It's totally understandable to be upset about the inability to continue your usual fitness routine. Sometimes, though, breaks in routine are a good thing! You may find yourself surprised at how fun and intense home workouts can be.

If you struggle with creativity for at-home fitness, you're in luck: Gyms, studios, trainers, and fitness influencers understand how tough this time is, so many of them are streaming workouts for free or offering special deals during the coronavirus outbreak. Here's where to find them.

On-Demand Streaming Services and Apps

Perhaps you already subscribe to a fitness streaming service or have a workout app, or maybe this is your first foray into at-home fitness and you need a virtual push. Either way, you can find what you need with one of these on-demand fitness services.

Studio SWEAT

Studio SWEAT onDemand has partnered with YMCA locations and other fitness centers around the U.S. to offer free virtual gym memberships, waiving the standard setup fees to give access to more people during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can choose from yoga, pilates, strength, and cycling classes, among other cardio and muscle-building workouts; you can stream them to your mobile device or TV.

YMCA 360 On Demand

A virtual addition to YMCA's traditional brick-and-mortar gyms, YMCA 360 On Demand is a free resource with instructional videos and short workouts up to 30 minutes- watch them any time without any sign-ups.

Active by POPSUGAR

This platform from POPSUGAR allows you to sign up for free, and you can access hundreds of workouts you can do anywhere, any time. Active by POPSUGAR has multiple fitness categories, including boxing, yoga and pilates, cardio, HIIT, dance, low-impact, and strength and toning.

Katie Austin App

Katie Austin, a fitness influencer and trainer who has her own fitness app, is offering a free 14-day program with 30-minute workouts you can do in your living room. She aptly named the program "Quaran-Tone"- check it out on her app and join the community on Instagram.

Special Offers

Some brick-and-mortar gyms, as well as subscription services, are offering special deals during the COVID-19 outbreak to help people keep up with their fitness.

Peloton is offering new members and customers free access to the Peloton app for 90 days. You don't need to have the Peloton bike or treadmill to use the app: The brand also offers simple yoga, strength, and cardio workouts you can do anywhere.

Through the end of May 2020, enjoy free access to the Gold's Gym app, where you can find more than 600 on-demand audio and video workouts, as well as DJ music mixes to motivate you before and during your sweat sesh.

Crunch Fitness

If you're a member of Crunch Fitness, enjoy free access to the Crunch Live platform, regardless of your usual membership tier. The platform has nearly 100 workouts across various fitness disciplines, from dance to weightlifting and everything in between.

CorePower Yoga

This popular yoga studio franchise is offering free access to on-demand yoga videos to help members (and non-members-they're free and accessible!) keep up their yoga practice during the novel coronavirus outbreak. Most of them are about an hour long, so if you're in need of a nice reset, this is a good place to go.

Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

Several gyms, fitness studios, online streaming services, and individual trainers are hosting daily or weekly workouts. This list isn't exhaustive: Check your favorite accounts on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube to find out if they're streaming live workouts during the coronavirus pandemic.

Bandier, a women's active apparel line, is streaming live workouts on Instagram TV every day at 4 p.m. EST. You'll get a good variety from this page, from dance workouts to yoga to strength training.

P.volve is an online functional fitness program that offers a variety of strength workouts with a focus on "pre-hab," or keeping your muscles and joints safe and healthy-rather than working too hard and breaking down your body. During the COVID-19 outbreak, P.volve is streaming 15- to 20-minute workouts live on Instagram. You can also sign up for a two-week free trial if you want full access to their workouts online.

Blink Fitness

Blink is streaming live on Facebook every morning at 8 a.m. ET. The workouts will vary in type and target different muscle groups every day.

Orangetheory Fitness

Find a new workout from Orangetheory Fitness every day on YouTube. Each workout is 30 minutes long and plays uninterrupted. You won't need any typical gym equipment for these workouts, but the trainers may utilize common household items, such as a can of coffee or a jug of water.

Barry's, formerly Barry's Bootcamp, is hosting workouts on Instagram TV; check the Barry's Instagram page for options and times.

AKT, a dance-based cardio fitness class, is hosting workouts on Facebook Live. Check the page daily for class times.

Club Pilates GO

Missing your Pilates studio? Get your fix with Club Pilates on Facebook Live -stay up-to-date with the Facebook page for class times and types.

If you happen to have a rowing erg at home, you can get an intense cardio workout with Row House on Facebook Live. Class times vary, so be sure to check the Facebook page.

305 Fitness

This dance-based fitness studio is streaming live workouts everyday on YouTube. Sadie Kurzban, founder of 305 Fitness, hosts the dance cardio sessions at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET each day.

Planet Fitness

Find instructors from this national chain gym live on Facebook every night at 7 p.m. ET. Planet Fitness creatively named the workouts "Work-Ins," and they'll feature a variety of workout types, including HIIT and strength training.

Have a stationary bike at home? Hop on and follow along as CycleBar instructors lead you on Facebook Live. Class times vary, so check the page for details.

StretchLab

If you're in need of a good stretch after all this at-home fitness you've been doing, check out StretchLab on Facebook for classes led by certified stretching instructors. Check the Facebook page for class times.

Rumble, the popular boxing studio, is hosting cardio and bodyweight workouts (no equipment needed!) on Instagram TV. Check the page nightly for class times.

Who couldn't use a little zen in their lives, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak? Get your flow on with certified instructors during 20-, 30-, or 45-minute classes. Find the class times and focus areas on Facebook.

STRIDE is a spin and fitness studio with a focus on cardio endurance. These Facebook Live workouts may require some equipment, including a treadmill and dumbbells-so this may not be the right choice if you're looking for bodyweight-only workouts, but if you have the necessary equipment, STRIDE workouts are fun, intense, and sure to give you that exercise endorphin high you crave.

Zumba is now offering live stream classes on Instagram TV and Facebook. Check with your local instructors to see what they're offering, or search the hashtag #ZumbaVirtual on social to find classes.

BodyART Studios

This NYC-based fitness and mindfulness studio is offering free movement classes on Instagram TV. The BodyART method is more than just fitness-owner Ryan Daniel Beck is a former professional dancer who believes in mindfulness and breathing, so this is a great option if you're in need of some self-awareness, focus, and care.

Freehouse Fitness Studio

Get "Freehouse in Your House" by watching this fitness studio's videos. Freehouse is a rebounder- and reformer-based fitness studio, but during the coronavirus outbreak, instructors will record videos that you can do without any equipment. Stay up-to-date with the schedule on the studio's Instagram page.

A Word from Verywell

News about the COVID-19 situation changes daily. We recommend you stay up-to-date by checking the informative pages from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Likewise, the offers on this list may change over time-some accounts may stop live-streaming and new accounts may start. We recommend checking your favorite Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube accounts daily to see if free at-home workouts are available to you. You can also use this time to check out new pages and new fitness brands: You never know if you might find your new favorite workout!

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At the start of March 2020, many of us were lucky enough to still be able to regularly attend gyms and fitness studios. But as the novel coronavirus pandemic became more widespread in the U.S., many state and city governments mandated the closure of all gyms, spas, fitness studios, and similar establishments.

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Coping with a major change, stressor or crisis can be taxing for adults; for many kids, such things can be overwhelming. Because children don't have the coping skills that the typical adult has taken a lifetime to develop, helping kids develop coping skills for dealing with crises and major stressors is a vital responsibility that can benefit children and the adults who love them. Rather than merely telling them everything will be okay, it helps to really talk to them and demonstrate how to cope with stress so that they'll know what to do when they feel stress as adults-and when their children feel it. This sets up the next several generations to be more capable of coping.

The following are some simple and effective strategies for helping kids cope with tough times:

Pay Attention

Every parent knows that kids thrive on positive adult attention. When helping kids in coping with difficult times, it's important to remember this, and give extra attention to kids even if they aren't formally asking for it. It can be especially difficult during times of crisis to free up extra time to spend on kids-the natural tendency is often for kids to get lost in the shuffle-but this is the time when kids may need your attention the most. Here are some ways to help kids cope by providing extra attention:

Listening
While this isn't true in every case, it's often helpful for kids to be able to express their feelings and concerns, ask questions about what to expect, and just feel that they're not facing things alone. Sitting down and having a heart-to-heart with a focus on listening can help kids practice processing their emotions, a healthy coping skill they can use again and again.

Shared Activities
Some children aren't as comfortable just opening up about their thoughts and feelings, and can be encouraged to talk things out by getting involved in a shared activity. Many parents of boys already know that it may take a game of catch or even a fishing trip to get their sons to talk about what's on their mind. Girls can benefit from some quiet time with a parent as well. And even if it doesn't involve a personal talk about feelings, spending time with a parent and doing comforting activities can be great for stress relief. Knowing how to engage in calming activities when stressed is another great coping skill to have.

Being Aware
Another benefit of spending extra time with kids is that you're better able to see how they're faring and to intervene if necessary. For example, if you see major signs of withdrawal, difficulties with sleeping and eating, or other significant changes in behavior, you'll know when to step in with extra help at home, and when it might be a good idea to consult your pediatrician or therapist. It's important to know what is "normal" for your child so you will be able to detect any important changes in their mood or behavior.

Minimize the Impact

While you can't completely shield your children from whatever crises you face (even if they're not directly involved, kids are notorious for picking up on stressful situations their parents face, as if by osmosis), you can do other things to minimize their exposure to the stress. This can help them learn ways of minimizing their own exposure to stress later in life-another good coping skill to have. Here are some strategies to try:

Turn off the T.V.
This is a good idea if you're facing a natural disaster or other highly-reported stressors. With the availability of online, there's no need to have disconcerting scenes played and replayed in your living room. Even very young children can pick up on extra stress from this by noting the stress in the adults around them and on screen.

Maintain Routines
When everything seems to be changing (or falling apart) around you, it may be difficult to keep routines intact. However, it's a good idea to try. It can be reassuring to kids (and perhaps to you, too) to have as many things remain constant as possible, so it's worth the effort to have bedtimes, meal times, and other family activities stay the same.

Be Careful What You Share
When facing a crisis, kids want to know how things will affect them, and they ask a lot of questions. Not every question asked requires an answer, and many are better off being answered in a limited capacity. While it's not a good idea to lie to kids, they don't need to know all the details of a divorce, natural disaster or serious illness. They just need to know what affects them, what they directly need to prepare for, and what's appropriate for their age. They can learn the rest gradually when they need to know, and as they mature and are able to handle more.

Show the Way

For better or for worse, when facing a threat, your kids look to you to see what to do. No adult is perfect, but being a good role model for crisis management doesn't require perfection, just your best efforts. And an adult who copes in a healthy way provides a sense of safety and stability for kids and models healthy coping skills to emulate. Here are some ways you can help your children by focusing on yourself.

Model Healthy Coping Skills
If you're panicked or overwhelmed (which is understandable in a crisis), this will affect your children's stress levels as well as your own, so now is the time to prepare with healthy coping skills. Try to be prepared as possible. Focus on what needs to be done, and be gentle with yourself. Don't forget to breathe. And spend as much time relaxing with your kids as possible. This will help you and your kids.

Help Those in Need
Even when you're facing a crisis, you can help others who may have it worse than you. This type of altruism can be beneficial for your whole family because it can provide all the stress managing benefits of altruism, plus a sense of being in control, which can also help relieve stress. Additionally, it can be comforting for children to be part of the solution and to know that other people out there are like you, who may help them when they need it.

Empower Your Kids

Above all, remember that you may not be able to change all of the circumstances they face, but you can empower them with coping skills and help them navigate what they face, and sharpen your own coping skills at the same time.

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How to Help Your Child Build Coping Skills

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Coping with a major change, stressor or crisis can be taxing for adults; for many kids, such things can be overwhelming. Because children don't have the coping skills that the typical adult has taken a lifetime to develop, helping kids develop coping skills for dealing with crises and major stressors is a vital responsibility that can benefit children and the adults who love them.

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Estrategias de apoyo por el Dr. Russ Harris, médico londinense y psicoterapeuta de "Acceptance and and commitment theraphy"

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Ayuda a regular las emociones de tu hijo

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Ayuda a regular las emociones de tu hijo

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Emociones, manualidades, ejercicio y mucho más.

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¡Diviértete en casa! (Primaria La Herradura) (diviertete_en_casa)

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Actividades variadas para nuestros alumnos de Primaria por las Psicólogas Sofi y Angie.

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¿Cómo enfrentar el aislamiento si tienes ansiedad?

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¿Cómo enfrentar el aislamiento si tienes ansiedad?

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Cómo enfrentarse al aislamiento en casa si tienes problemas de ansiedad

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Convertimos en ilustraciones las sugerencias de los expertos.

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MINDFULNESS para nuestro bienestar físico y emocional 

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MINDFULNESS para nuestro bienestar físico y emocional 

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Fuente: http://blog.tecmilenio.mx/mindfulness-para-el-bienestar-f%C3%ADsico-y-emocional-ante-el-covid-19

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Si alguien de tu familia o tú, están estresados, pueden realizar este ejercicio.

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Nos sirve para calmarnos y centrarnos.

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