Pandemic impacting children's mental health

Pandemic impacting children's mental health

NOW... BUT ESPECIALLY ONOUR CHILDREN.

2 WORKS FORYOU'S KATIE KELEHER SHARESWHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELPTHEIR KIDS - AND THEMSELVES- DEAL WITH THESE STRESSFULTIMES.IT'S A TOUGH TIME TO BE AKID.

ESPECIALLY AS MANYSCHOOL DISTRICTS MOVE TODISTANCE OR VIRTUALLEARNING.

JESSICA ORVIS ISA MOTHER OF FOUR.

AND SAYSSHE'S NOTICED SOME CHANGESIN HER CHILDREN.00:05:51:02-00:05:58:02JESSICA ORVIS,MOTHER/COUNSELOR, CARDINALCOUNSELING "They're moresubdued at times and gettingthem to want to be childrenright now is difficult."ORVIS IS ALSO A LICENSEDCOUNSELOR.

SHE SAYS KIDSARE REALLY MISSING OUT ONTHE SOCIAL ASPECT OF SCHOOL- ESPECIALLY THOSE AT AYOUNGER AGE.00:01:48:14-00:01:54;07JESSICA ORVIS, OWNER,COUNSELOR, CARDINALCOUNSELING "Learning achild's place in the worldis really being affectedright now by not being ableto socialize and engage."ORVIS SAYS IT'S IMPORTANTFOR KIDS TO HAVE THE SAMEOUTLETS THEY DID IN SCHOOL -AND PARENTS HAVE TO GETCREATIVE.

SHE SAYS THEY'VEBEEN TAKING WALKS.GETTINGICE CREAM.

PLAYING GAMES ANDMAKING JOKES TO KEEP THEIRSPIRITS UP.00:03:46:18-00:03:54:24ORVIS "So whether it'ssending them outside andgetting noise out.

Whetherit's allowing them 10-minutes in their room tojust be ridiculous and playloudly." KKBRIDGE ORVIS SAYSWHEN IT COMES TO PARENTS -IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE THRIVINGRIGHT NOW.

IF YOU'RESTRESSED OUT AND NEED ABREAK - JUST STEP AWAY.00:06:37:04-00:06:51:02JESSICA ORVIS, OWNER,COUNSELOR, CARDINALCOUNSELING "I think adultscan model right now, like,hey, I'm overwhelmed.

I'mgoing to go for a walk.

Or,I'm overwhelmed, I'm goingto color.

You know, we haveto go back to basics rightnow, so really givingeverybody a break reallywill help a lot right now."ORVIS SAYS SHE'S ENJOYINGTHE TIME HAVING HER FAMILYALL TOGETHER.

TRYING TO FINDHUMOR IN THINGS EVERY DAY.00:09:10:09-00:09:20:21"Extending the grace andpatience of, you know what,I've never gone through thisbefore so I'm not reallysure what to do.

But I doknow I love you and I doknow that I'm going to be byyour side through this."GETTING THROUGH A GLOBALPANDEMIC ONEDAY AT A TIME.

KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.IN