Once again we have found more resources to help all of you! If you click on "Resources from the Washington Post" you will be brought to a large compilation of resources in MANY areas including: reading, music, travel, physical activity, art, entertainment, and mental wellness. The mental wellness links are specifically included below. There are many yoga and mindfulness links which we have included before, but a new one that I love is the "First Aid for Feelings workbook"! If there is one link that you have time to explore, please check that one out!!
Resources from the Washington Post
- On YouTube, Moovlee offers yoga and meditation exercises for kids that are led by a cartoon monkey.
- The Child Mind Institute is hosting daily live streams at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern with therapists on its Facebook page.
- GoZenOnline offers anxiety relief songs, relaxation exercises and tips for parents on its YouTube channel.
- Cosmic Kids has fun mindfulness exercises for kids on its YouTube channel.
- The well-known meditation app Headspace now has an app for kids.
- Susan Kaiser Greenland, author of “The Mindful Child,” has turned her website into a database to help parents and kids coping with the pandemic. Resources are divided into “mindful games,” with breathing exercises and creative ways to help kids stay calm, and “response to covid-19,” which has information on a pay-what-you-can course, hosted by a group of therapists, about how to respond to children’s needs.
- Chanel Tsang’s Peace Out is a podcast with relaxation stories for kids.
- “First Aid for Feelings: A Workbook to Help Kids Cope During the Coronavirus Pandemic” is a free workbook created by parenting expert Denise Daniels.
- Sesame Street’s “Little Children, Big Challenges” initiative includes an app, inspired by the popular children’s television show, to help children learn problem-solving strategies and emotional regulation.
- Child psychologist Abigail Gewirtz wrote a script to be used as a guide for talking to children about the coronavirus
- “Stop, Breathe & Think for Kids” is an app to help children focus, relax and rest.
- Child-care expert Janet Lansbury talks about respectful parenting on her podcast “Unruffled.” Recent episodes have covered topics related to the outbreak
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has put out a coronavirus fact sheet with details about how the pandemic might affect the mental well-being of children.
- The Fred Rogers Center put together a compendium of resources for parents.
- “What happens when coronavirus changes EVERYTHING?” is a downloadable PDF guidebook by Sara Olsher for coping with ruptures in routine as a result of the pandemic
- School social worker Nicole Batiste has put together a covid-19 journal for kids with guiding activities to help children express their emotions.
- Calm offers guided meditations, relaxing audio and mindfulness resources for kids.
- GoNoodle posts videos with imaginative, guiding exercises to help children manage emotions.
- “Carolina Conquers Her Coronavirus Fears” is a coloring book put together by LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans to help kids cope with uncertain circumstances and fears brought on by the pandemic.
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In our last blog post we referred to this fantastic website which has been developed by our School Psychologists! Please take some time to explore their resources, including some fun pictures of Westford staff members showing things they do for self-care.
There are 2 new videos and strategies which have been shared as well - to view these just click on the links below:
Coping Strategies
Problem Solving
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