Managing feelings and anxiety at home

Please see below some advice to help manage feelings and anxiety at home:

• Be consistent with the waking and bedtime routines
• Try to stick to a timetable for the morning
• Afternoon for fun and physical activities and go outdoors if it safe to do so
• Contact with friends and family by Facetime and writing letters (postage services are continuing at the moment!)
• Limit news/fake news and too much social media!
• Provide a break time/lunch time routine
• Make a family ‘I am bored’ Jar – fill it with ideas to choose from when you are bored – could be a household chore, a game, 20 jumping jacks etc loads of ideas on Pinterest!
• Make a family ‘to do’ jar – fill with the things that you have missed so you can make sure you can do in the future – hug a Grandparent, go to the cinema, dinner at Nandos, go swimming etc

Links to activities:

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/talking-to-your-child-about-coronavirus/

www.twinkl.co.uk - It has helpful sheets for : positivity jar, mindful minute break cards, mindfulness challenge cards, making negative thoughts into positive, main worries worksheet etc

www.biglifejournal-uk.co.uk  – free printables

Cosmic Yoga  - on Youtube

www.worldofdavidwalliams.com  – 11am story time

www.theday.co.uk  – online child friendly newspaper

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1XT0iEJo0TYlRfn6rYQ - Joe Wicks PE lesson