by Due to the corona lockdown, the daycare centers and schools will remain closed again. The new Corona everyday life leaves its mark on all of us – especially on children and young people, who are particularly receptive to external impulses. With these six tips you can strengthen your children’s mental health:
Small rituals beautify everyday life, reduce stress and make you happy. Be it a weekly game night or an extensive Sunday breakfast – enjoy the family time together, which provides support and supervision.
2. Exercising regularly
Children’s movement needs! So get out with your little ones as often as possible. Regular exercise such as playing soccer with siblings or cycling in the park releases happiness hormones, reduces stress and anxiety and helps you fall asleep in the evening. Your children will be more balanced and happier.
3. Ministry of the Interior: establish clear rules
If you are currently working in the home office or are on short-time work and are therefore more at home, there must be fixed rules as to when YOU are available and for your children. Clarify with your partner who will work and when and who will look after you during this time, so your children will learn that mum and dad don’t have time for them all day and all the time.
4. Structure in everyday life
In doing so, you build up a fixed everyday structure that defines exactly the times for school, homework and hobbies. To-do lists are especially helpful. Also write down nice, motivating tasks like reading a book or playing an instrument.
5. Exemplify encouragement and appreciation
The strict Corona requirements, the unexpected contact with friends or homeschooling are challenging. Talk about it with your kind and convey that it’s okay to have a bad day or to be unhappy about the unfamiliar situation. Through open and understanding communication, you will experience friendly attention and learn to speak openly about your feelings and needs.
6. Solve conflicts empathetically
Being together a lot also offers enough potential for conflict. Resolve disputes by showing understanding and compassion for the other side. Talk to your children about their individual needs so that your offspring learns to assert themselves and stand up for themselves.
Source: Student Aid. en
