Help me Rhonda! - April 16

HealthCare 365 Update

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Dear HealthCare 365 Family,

We hope you are all doing well and want to remind you that we are here for you! Keep staying positive and sharing the joys of the internet! Here is a favourite from the week!

For everyone who celebrated holidays in the last week we hope you enjoyed and connected virtually with friends and family.

If you are having difficulty breathing or experiencing other severe symptoms please call 911 immediately.

COVID-19 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Please check out the COVID-19 section on our website for answers to frequently asked questions that our community has been asking. These will be updated as new information becomes available about the virus and as we receive new questions from you!

A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM TANYA

COVID-19 precautions take away the support of family, friends and teachers in sharing the joy and work of parenting. These changes can wear on resilience and impact on the mental health of all family members.

When both parents are at home it can be helpful to divide the day and have it explicitly set out whose shift it is to be working and who is with the kids. It can be incredibly difficult to divide attention between work and kids. When I try and do both at the same time, I find that I get very little work done and don’t respond well to my kids’ needs, requests or demands.

If one parent is a stay at home parent, the other needs to step in and fill in the respite that school, organized activities, lessons, and playdates usually provide to get stuff done and have time for self-care.

While this advice may seem obvious, what is obvious to one person doesn’t mean it is obvious or implemented by the family as a group. It is worth talking about and setting out the ‘house rules’.

I am attaching a couple of my favourite finds on YouTube that I feel engage my kids actively and positively. Certainly children’s age and temperament can influence how independently they will participate, so these may be ideas for your kids to do on their own or for you to do with them. Either way it can provide a healthy break.

Cosmic Kids Yoga: https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
Art for Kids Hub: https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub

SHARED FROM OUR COMMUNITY

SELECTED RESOURCES

COPING WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY
The COVID-19 pandemic can cause stress and anxiety because it is disrupting normal life for many people all at once. While it is important to be informed and to take action to limit the spread of infection, the amount of information and attention on this topic can increase stress and anxiety. CAMH has put together these strategies to help you cope.
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SOCIAL DISTANCING DETAILS
The OMA has released a general guidance on social distancing and social isolation.
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DISINFECTING YOUR HOME
The CDC provides instruction on everyday cleaning steps and extra steps when someone is sick.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

If you have any questions please call our office and speak to our staff.

Wishing you health, safety and enjoyable family time!

The HealthCare 365 Team