You are a model for your child’s behaviour Make a game to see how few times we can touch our faces with a reward for the least number of touches (you can count for each other).Give children points and praise for regular handwashing.
Make a 20-second song for washing hands.Listen to their suggestions and take them seriously.You can reassure your child by talking about how you are keeping safe.Put them up outside your home for others to see! You can also write letters and draw pictures to share with people.If it is OK in your country, get children outside.Teach your child about keeping safe distances Include exercise in each day - this helps with stress and kids with lots of energy at home.Children will follow this better if they help to make it. Children or teenagers can help plan the routine for the day – like making a school timetable.This can help children feel more secure and better behaved.
They may not show it, but you’ll see them doing that good thing again. Try praising your child or teenager for something they have done well. Praise your child when they are behaving well Get your child’s attention by using their name. Shouting at your child will just make you and them more stressed and angrier. Use positive words when telling your child what to do like "Please put your clothes away" (instead of "Don’t make a mess"). But children are much more likely to do what we ask if we give them positive instructions and lots of praise for what they do right. We often end up saying “Stop doing that!”. It‘s hard to feel positive when our kids or teenagers are driving us crazy. Keeping it positive during the coronavirus outbreak
It is fine to say “We don’t know, but we are working on it or we don’t know, but we think.” Use this as an opportunity to learn something new with your child!Įxplain that COVID-19 has nothing to do with the way someone looks, where they are from, or what language they speak. Give them space to share how they are feeling and let them know you are there for them. Think about how old your child is and how much they can understand. Ask them open questions and find out how much they already know.Īlways answer their questions truthfully. You know them best.Īllow your child to talk freely. Think about how much they will understand. Silence and secrets do not protect our children.