Below are some suggestions to take care of children's mental health during this pandemic:
- Eat healthy meals, Maintaining a proper sleep cycle.
- Take a break from any form of media (internet, TV, Radio, Newspaper) and using the time for other fun activities. Such as: cooking a meal together, playing hide and seek or any other traditional games, cleaning the house, Arts and crafts, gardening etc.
- Practise meditation and yoga.
- Make group calls to relatives.
- Follow a routine which includes all kinds of activities, and changing it on weekends for a change.
- Children having online classes should avoid screen time as much as possible after the end of classes.
- Children should know about the positive news of the pandemic, like improvement in the number of infections, vaccine availability, so they do not fear the pandemic.
- Openly to talk to them about their concerns regarding anything and try to resolve them along with them.
- Serve them their favourite foods as a treat after their good performance in classes or any house activities.
- Look for any symptoms of anxiety, stress or depression.
- Seek professional help if parents do not resolve the issues; teleconsultations are now widely available by professionals.
