Helping Children Understand Remote Learning/Social Distancing why they haven't seen their friends
For parents/caregivers:
SAMHSA - Coping with Stress article
Dial 211 NH - anywhere in the state of NH dial 211 and you will be connected with someone who can help you find any type of resource you may need in the state.
Center for Disease Control
This is the best place to get updated information regard the coronavirus
For Children:
Scared/worried/sad/angry/anxious/mad - the list could go on forever, when we try to describe how a child may feel in this confusing/unsettling time. Below are some resources that may help you talk to your children. You may have the same conversation several times. Children (and adults) tend to be more forgetful in stressful times.
Brain Pop video - a cartoon explaining what a virus is and how staying home will help the virus not to spread
Lynn Lyons, Social Worker from Concord, NH
Lynn's work is all in the area of anxiety. She does presentations all over the US and she has written several books, that I personally recommend. She has some videos on her website, and more are available on You Tube.
Some children have a hard time identifying how they are feeling. You may see your child cry or become very angry for what seems like no reason. Typically this is your child's response to feeling unsure of what is happening and he/she is unable to express that. The Zone of Regulation, is a great program to help children understand their feelings. This program categorizes feelings into 4 colored zones. Students in grades 1-4 have all had lessons in this program, and I sent home a Zones packet. This can be very helpful to teach a child about feelings and what to do with them. I send home a Zones Toolbox, we use these tools all day long at school. The students are allowed to take sensory breaks whenever they need too. Ask your child to show you some of the tools they like to use. On the Zones of Regulation website there is a list of books that are helpful when talking to kids about feelings.
- pbs.org - Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood -
For parents/caregivers:
SAMHSA - Coping with Stress article
Dial 211 NH - anywhere in the state of NH dial 211 and you will be connected with someone who can help you find any type of resource you may need in the state.
Center for Disease Control
This is the best place to get updated information regard the coronavirus
For Children:
Scared/worried/sad/angry/anxious/mad - the list could go on forever, when we try to describe how a child may feel in this confusing/unsettling time. Below are some resources that may help you talk to your children. You may have the same conversation several times. Children (and adults) tend to be more forgetful in stressful times.
Brain Pop video - a cartoon explaining what a virus is and how staying home will help the virus not to spread
Lynn Lyons, Social Worker from Concord, NH
Lynn's work is all in the area of anxiety. She does presentations all over the US and she has written several books, that I personally recommend. She has some videos on her website, and more are available on You Tube.
Some children have a hard time identifying how they are feeling. You may see your child cry or become very angry for what seems like no reason. Typically this is your child's response to feeling unsure of what is happening and he/she is unable to express that. The Zone of Regulation, is a great program to help children understand their feelings. This program categorizes feelings into 4 colored zones. Students in grades 1-4 have all had lessons in this program, and I sent home a Zones packet. This can be very helpful to teach a child about feelings and what to do with them. I send home a Zones Toolbox, we use these tools all day long at school. The students are allowed to take sensory breaks whenever they need too. Ask your child to show you some of the tools they like to use. On the Zones of Regulation website there is a list of books that are helpful when talking to kids about feelings.