It’s week eight on the Coronacoster – how are you all doing? Crisis schooling certainly has it’s ups and downs doesn’t it. I’ve generally found that the lower I set my expectations at the start of the day, the better the day and the more we achieve, so I’ve been trying to roll with that as much as possible.
As parents we should be constantly helping our children to become resilient. Building resilience in childhood helps children navigate the obstacles they encounter as they grow. We can’t take away all the pain and stress but we can teach children how to deal with this and use it to build resilence.
With families spending more time in the home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to safeguard the household and keep children safe.
It wouldn’t be unusual if you and other members of your family are feeling higher levels of anxiety than usual as lockdown restrictions continue.
Forget about scrolling through the internet for hours to find out what you will be watching later on in the day. The all-in-one UK TV Guide cuts off the middleman and gives you direct access to what you will want to watch and when you will be watching it.
Everyone could do with some positive messages at the moment I think. It can get very difficult for so many people when lots of things seem a bit hopeless.
We’ve been working our way through the various tasks set by school again this week. For the little boys that means uploading their work via the See Saw App, and for the older children, via the online system they use to send their work to their teachers.
Staying at home during COVID-19 can mean that you have more time to do the things you enjoy. For me, it’s trying out different exercise apps with the children.