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Strategies for taking care of your body, your mind, and others…
- Laugh especially, because laughter IS the best medicine.
- Exercise: walk, ride your bike, or go for a jog.
- Eat healthy food and healthy snacks.
- Spend time with a friend, a family member, or a pet.
- Meditate, do yoga, or imagine yourself in your favourite place.
- Lie down on your back in the park with your face in the sun.
- Volunteer your time for a good cause.
- Play outdoor / physical games, like hopscotch or shooting hoops.
- Play quiet / indoor games, like a card game or charades.
- Use your green thumb indoors or out, or both.
- Cook a favourite meal or recipe with an adult, and then eat together.
- Draw, paint, colour, or sketch.
- Write a daily journal, a story or a poem.
- Sing along to your favourite songs (in the car or shower, to the radio…).
- Dance to your favourite song(s).
- Listen to relaxing music, birdsong, or waves on the beach.
- Rest, nap or sleep: it’s okay to feel tired.
- Be kind to yourself: this is new for all of us.
- Cry if you need to: it’s a totally okay thing to do.
- Reach out for help, and talk about your feelings…
National Resources
- Anxiety Canada
- KidThink.
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Kids Help Phone
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Crisis Services Canada
- Canadian Red Cross Free Psychological First Aid Guide
We’re all in this together! Everything is going to be okay!
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