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Keeping children well informed
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Keeping children well informed
By Lori Larsen
Returning to school is stressful at the best of times, but add to it the flurry of emotions that many parents and students are feeling this year due to COVID-19, and the transition is even more challenging.
Students, especially younger children, look to parents and trusted adults for answers and often play off their emotions, so it is vital that parents and adults remain calm, stay informed and keep the conversation flowing.
Alberta Health Services offer the following tips on how to ensure students are kept informed.
Begin by telling them that being safe today will help ensure they can have fun all year long.
Let children know it’s okay if they’re sad or scared about COVID-19 and accept their feelings without judging. Emotions come and go and, in most cases, these feelings do not last long.
Avoid telling children not to worry. The goal is to help your child realistically evaluate risk based on reliable information.
Show them healthy ways to deal with stress, such as active living, meditation, regular sleep and healthy eating. They will learn how to deal with stress by watching and copying what you do.
Maintain social connections. If you and your children cannot visit friends or family in person, reach out by phone or video chat. If possible, develop a cohort of up to 15 other people with whom you and your family can visit, without having to maintain two metres of distance. These visits will help maintain your social connections and make you–and those around you–feel less isolated.
Correct misinformation and avoid using language that may create stigma and blame others for COVID-19.
Let children know that you’re there for them and that they can ask you questions.
Focus on how they can protect themselves and others from getting sick. Teach your children ways that they can reduce the spread of germs. Cough or sneeze into a tissue or elbow, and teach them to wash their hands thoroughly and often. Supply them with hand sanitizer for times when they are unable to wash.
Keep routines as regular as possible to provide children with a sense of security and safety. Maintain regular bedtimes, mealtimes and exercise.
Encourage positive thoughts. Talk about the people who are working hard to keep people safe and healthy. Find examples in your community of people doing good things. Find ways to do something kind for others.
Check in regularly to ask how your children are doing. Provide comfort, if necessary, and be patient.
Remind children and youth to take things day by day if they’re feeling overwhelmed. If even this seems overwhelming, then take things hour by hour. Talk to your healthcare provider if they are struggling.
For more information on how to communicate with children, especially during challenging times, visit www.ahs.ca/helpin toughtimes.
Because children learn by example, set a good one. Begin by taking care of your own physical and mental well-being.
If you find your child is still struggling, talk to your family healthcare provider or call Health Link at 811.
