RESOURCES:

Center for Disease Control:

• Coronavirus Information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
• Managing Stress and Anxiety: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html#parents
• Helping Children Cope with Emergencies: https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html

Coping with Stress and Anxiety

• Mindfulness Classes for Kids: https://bit.ly/3apwlt1
• Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19: https://bit.ly/2WS4qOv
• Relax and Unwind: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/relax-center.html
• Supporting Families During COVID-19: https://bit.ly/33PWMpn
• NAMI Resource Guide: https://bit.ly/2JtXPlG

Fun Activities

Anxiety Workbook

Transitioning to home education/distance learning: https://makethegrade.net/structure-in-the-chaos-presentations/

Virtual Support Meetings for Bucks County residents (NAMI): https://namibuckspa.org/contact/

How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19)--6 strategies for teens facing a new (temporary) normal: https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-teenagers-can-protect-their-mental-health-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Bucks County Behavioral Health: http://www.buckscounty.org/docs/default-source/HD/coronavirus-bcbehavioralhealthhotline.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Family Survival Guide (Video): https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/family/video/survival-guide-keeping-working-home-kids-69659436

How to make mental health a priority during the coronavirus pandemic: https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/28918521/how-make-mental-health-priority-coronavirus-pandemic 

How to Talk to Teens About the New Coronavirus: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/how-to-talk-to-teens-about-the-new-coronavirus-2020031419192

A Teen Guide to Navigating Coronavirus: https://www.jewishboston.com/a-teen-guide-to-navigating-coronavirus/

Words of Wisdom: Below are some quotes that can apply to various situations in life, even in our current situation.  Send me an email at mcammann@cbsd.org with your thoughts about what these quotes mean to you. 

      "To the world, you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world."  --Unknown Author

      "Believe in yourself and all that you are.  Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."   --Christian Larsen

      "Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are." --Bernice Johnson Reagon

3 Ways to Increase Positive Emotions: https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/positive-emotions.html?WT.ac=ctg#catemotions

Reframing thoughts in a positive way will help to guide positive emotions.  Sometimes this takes conscious effort, but as the article helps to explain, there are exercises which can help you do this.  The power of positivity will help you stay motivated and can even improve one's own wellness and mood. 

Use this time at home as "bonus time" to do some things that generate feelings of positivity, such as playing a game, sharing a story with a family member, exercising, or learning a new skill.  Collect or organize items that help you feel positivity in your life.  Items such as photos, ticket stubs, awards, a special memento or meaningful gift, a song or a book that reminds you of someone or of a happy experience. You can make a scrapbook, a collage, or a treasure chest of these items which you can then talk about with others and save as special reminders of good things. 

Links/Activities

• Play a board game
• Exercise  Free online workouts at Planet Fitness You Tube Channel
• Make an art/craft project
• Go outside and get fresh air
• Take a walk or jog
• Catch up on your schoolwork and see your teachers' Distance Learning sites!  www.cbsd.org/tamanend 
• Read a book  https://time.com/100-best-young-adult-books/
• Plan a movie night with your family
• Paint or draw a picture or do some Mindful Coloring pages
• Cook or bake a new recipe
• Organize your closet
• Collect items in your house to donate to a pantry or shelter
   
        

With Distance Learning taking place, students will be most successful by making a new home schedule to help them get into a new routine. Below is a sample schedule that can be used to help keep students in a routine of academics while adjusting to the current changes as we are practicing social distancing. Tweak the schedule below to meet your needs and to help keep you motivated to stay current in your learning.  

Sample Schedule