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