BACK TO SCHOOL TRANSITIONS: COPING WITH STRESS, PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
DESCRIPTION:
Recording date: August 29, 2020
Are you worried about getting back into a school routine this fall? Are you expecting the transition to be hard for your child or youth? Feeling overwhelmed about all the changes and how they affect your family? This session for families shares tips to help you feel more prepared for going back to school including:
- Restarting and adapting daily routines
- Helping your child or youth get comfortable with new expectations (ex. wearing masks, physical distancing)
- Helping your child or youth cope with worries and uncertainties
- Managing your own worries about changes and uncertainties about school
Facilitated by:
- Patty Frazer, Lynwood Charlton Centre
- Jennifer Leighton & Louise Murray-Leung, Parents for Children’s Mental Health – Hamilton Chapter
Related resources:
- Version française
- Children's Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) links:
- Back to School Mental Health Toolkit
- Parenting Survival Guide by Ann Douglas
- School Mental Health Ontario:
- Back to School 2020 YouTube playlist from Hamilton Health Sciences - quick tips for children, youth and families
- Self-Compassion (Kristin Neff) - simple exercises and other helpful resources
- ConnectAbility - resources for complex needs
- Article: "Getting Back to School When School Isn’t the Same: 5 Steps to Navigating Successfully" from The Gottman Institute
- Access services:
- 'Walk-in' mental health services for children, youth and families (Child & Adolescent Services, City of Hamilton)
- Contact Hamilton
- Related OurSpace youth sessions:
- Related FamilySpace family sessions:
