Lynda Dell is a Certified Early Childhood Educator who is writing a blog to support parents called "Resilient Families Thrive" (link below). Joining Lynda is Karen DeHaven. As a professional counselor and licensed dance/movement psychotherapist, Karen works with children, families and women who are ready to creatively work through emotional and behavioral challenges. She specializes in working with children, family, and women who are experiencing struggle.
Lynda says that moms need to give love to themselves and recharge their batteries so they can “fill their cup” and be available for their children.
Karen suggests that mom and dad look inward to see how they are feeling so they can “take their own temperature” before addressing their children’s needs. If not, it is a set up for conflict and agony in the home. She has some strategies to use with parents so they can regulate and properly respond to their children to help answer their questions since there will be a lot of uncertainty.
Getting children to self-regulate is great too. Practicing strategies with them are important to do so when everything is going well so they can use the strategies when chaos ensues.
Lynda discusses the importance of modeling these strategies for your children to help them through the anxiety they are feeling.
Behavior is a “cry out” for something that is happening with children, so Karen is working on a booked called “COVID DAYS 911” to help parents deal with the anxiety their children are experiencing.
Lynda’s BLOG: https://resilientfamiliesthrive.com/
Other resources:
How to Raise a Resilient, Happy Child(Karen DeHaven shares top tips in Resilient Families Thrive part one video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws2oTSTXOA8&t=154s
4 Fun Ways to Empower Kids (Karen DeHaven shares top tips in Resilient Families Thrive part two video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q8J6UoBl8w&t=10s
Importance of building self-care into your day BLOG post:
(https://resilientfamiliesthrive.com/2020/08/29/how-moms-can-build-self-care-into-daily-routines-that-keep-you-sane/
Self-Care Resources
"Happier Now" by Nataly Kogan
https://www.amazon.com/Happier-Now-Perfection-Everyday-Difficult/dp/1683641108
"The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul" by Danielle Laporte
https://www.thedesiremap.com/
"The Five Second Rule" by Mel Robbins
https://melrobbins.com/the-5-second-rule/#:~:text=If%20you%20don't%20start,brain%20will%20kill%20the%20idea.
Children's Books
“'The Day the Hugs Went Away" by Gwyn Drake (new release, by new children's author)https://www.amazon.com/Day-Hugs-Went-Away-Imagination/dp/1480894338
"Growing Friendships During the Coronavirus" by Eileen Kennedy Moore and Christine McLaughlin (recently released E-book, website also great parents resource)
https://eileenkennedymoore.com/growing-friendships-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
storybook about the back to school transitions or to spark discussion about feelings, but here are my favorites:
"Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes"
"The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn
"Pout, Pout Fish Goes to School"
"A New Home for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle
"I Am Love" by Susan Verde (developing empathy)
"Grumpy Monkey" (It's okay to be by Suzanne Lang
grumpy)https://www.amazon.com/Grumpy-Monkey-Suzanne-Lang/dp/0593123999/ref=asc_df_0593123999/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385480457215&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14461876039637854122&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007206&hvtargid=pla-829806063984&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=77500929534&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385480457215&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14461876039637854122&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007206&hvtargid=pla-829806063984
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