This is a long post folks but wanted to share these links to help families that may be dealing with anxiety and stress. Lots of kids out there are suffering silently with their thoughts about covid and perhaps some of these resources may help calm their little minds.
How to cope with Covid & survivors guilt: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/how-to-cope-with-covid-19-survivors-guilt
Students
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/resources-parents-children.html
https://www.tdsb.on.ca/School-Year-2021-22/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being
TDSB professional support services gave this option for parents: https://www.tdsb.on.ca/School-Year-2021-22/Mental-Health-and-Well-Being/Virtual-Office-Hours
Mindfulness Resources:
Sitting Still Like a Frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOckRqbCdG0https://stillquietplace.com/
Home
https://www.childreach.on.ca/blog/mindful-parenting-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
Thich Nhat Hanh’s books for kids https://www.amazon.ca/Handful-Quiet-Happiness-Four-Pebbles/dp/1937006212
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/9780762499045-item.html?s_campaign=goo-Shopping_Smart_Books&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8OPBhDtARIsAKQu0gb5iXJb2zUVFUCV20I8_fCNo6xBNl0kFMk11Wm890azjlbrqHhgRuEaAhWFEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Diamond Dotz or mosaic type calming activities-sensory experiences that use the whole body to calm (having a bath with some nice smelling salts and music or doing a puzzle while listening to calming music
-breathing videos on youtube: there is something called Rainbow breathing that comes up a lot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIbBI-BT9c4
-puzzles that are a little bit too hard that maybe the family can do together-gratefulness exercises (listing things that make us feel loved, things that make us feel calm, things that make us feel lucky…etc)
Stay safe out there and bundle up…it’s FREEZING!!
