Claire McCarthy, MDAs a pediatrician and a parent navigating this pandemic, I worry sometimes that an important point gets lost in the midst of all the helpful posts about things to do with your children in cramped spaces, homeschooling, and other tips for managing the current reality:Let’s review: We were going about our business as usual and suddenly a possibly deadly virus appeared and shut down life as we knew it.
There is no way that we can live this without anxiety and sadness — and no way that our children can live it without anxiety and sadness. We all need to do our best, sure, but it’s important that we acknowledge that we are feeling strange and bad, that our kids are too, and this can’t help but affect how we all behave. We have to take care of ourselves in a different way, being proactive about our mental health.Having a, and you should make one and stick to it. However, don’t get too ambitious.
Shut off the screens in the evening, stop the video games, and set an alarm clock in the morning. Inadequate or irregular sleep will make everything worse.Exercise makes all the difference for our physical and mental health. If you can go outside safely, do that; take a daily family walk, for example. If you can’t get outside, have a daily dance party. Do yoga — it doesn’t take up much space, and helps with stress. There are plenty of videos out there to show you how.
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Thank you Claire McCarthy, MD HarvadHealth You are the voice of wisdom 🙌 Not Staycation but Isolation affect our mental health Even i am not so convinced 😎 But your voice is giving us and peoples hopes 😊on Non biased mainstream medicine 💊 Thank you
You think that's bad, try having to work and having added risks.
Go outside. Duh...