Four Life Skills Parents can Teach Their Children During the Pandemic

Four Life Skills Parents can Teach Their Children During the Pandemic 

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1. 
   
   How to live with uncertainty
1. Their routines have changed
2. No one can give them answers about when this will end
3. Tell them you don’t know when it will change
4. Explain that doctors are trying to find medicines that will help
2. How to be resilient
1. Allow for discomfort (stress and fear are normal)
2. Model coping strategies (walking, talking to friends, etc..)
3. Reinforce problem-solving skills
4. Give them time to think about solutions and strategies that might help them.
3. That kids are so much more than school and extracurriculars
1. Help kids recognize that there is more to them
2. Help them connect them to what they truly enjoy
3. Talk to them about what they would like to be doing more of
4. How important their role is in your family. 
1. A family is a team
2. Have children help with chores. Give me responsibilities they otherwise may not have had.
3. Reinforce the importance they have to the family.