Keep Calm Mother On! with Christy Thomas

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Keep Calm and Mother On! Daily Mom to Mom tips during Coronavirus

Corona Virus and Your Family

Episode 74

Part One: Talking With Our Kids about Corona Virus

• Manage your own stress
• How old are your kids?
• Talk with them at an age appropriate way. Be calm and reassuring.

Is the news to scary for our kids? https://parenting.nytimes.com/culture/kids-current-events

Under age 7, focus on health basics unless your kids ask you. And if they ask you about it first start by asking them what they know.

Over age 7, bring it up, ask what they know. Start where they are and share resources that are age appropriate. Be truthful and let them know that you take them serious.

NPR Comic: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus

Brain Pop: https://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR2GvXjTXSp1Gd3vIhr9aIbHeIuyLFqSNxJNhjwm1OvrwBT6yukJqiOpbzE

Dr Binocs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-JbDMYmAQM

Dr. Tina Bryson: https://www.tinabryson.com/news/coronavirus-talking-points-for-parents-amp-teachers-with-the-whole-brain-child-approach?fbclid=IwAR1TB3l-kYLDTq4NfXTdSBo0YETrla3zm1xttUsSGiUdr5ibGwphHSWc8bg

Dr Song: https://healthykidshappykids.com/2020/02/27/coronavirus-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1QoRBJqDafkxEqiacSF6vXyjViIoToz_YD_2L957NI3oL1uslWOL8ybcM

NYT what to tell kids: https://parenting.nytimes.com/childrens-health/coronavirus-kids-talk

Teens: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/well/family/coronavirus-teenagers-anxiety.html

https://kidshealth.org/Nemours/en/parents/coronavirus-how-talk-child.html?WT.ac=p-ra

WHO and Kids: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/helping-children-cope-with-stress-print.pdf?sfvrsn=f3a063ff_2&fbclid=IwAR1YMqKyCi5mI3_gPIHS6WC7V6mo1FQjLqNes3EfhD9mdGO20yOngYjWPA0

https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/coping-with-stress.pdf?sfvrsn=9845bc3a_2&fbclid=IwAR1Fn-lTDXdWryxjXUg3S_wsI1Q8cINeQeZRHDQ8mRgVfoDO4oANBmTXdNo

Parent Squad Video with Public Health Mom: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parentsquadevents/

Experiment as a family about how germs spread:

https://snhschilddevelopment.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/1/2/13125961/glittergermslessonplan.pdf

https://thesimpleparent.com/glitter-germs-activity-for-kids/#_a5y_p=4394027

Potato Germs: https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/health.html

Part Two: Get back to health basics

• Hands wash 20 seconds. It’s simple and easy. Bathroom, eating, coughing,

5 steps https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-03-03/coronavirus-hand-washing-20-seconds-happy-birthday-10-songs

http://www.halseyschools.com/5-hand-washing-songs-your-preschooler-will-love/

Bubble contests. Songs of the...

Tips for Surviving Tantrums & the Holidays

Episode 55

Thank you to Rebecca Schrag Hershberg, Ph.D. for being a guest for this episode.

Her books is called the Tantrum Survival Guide.

Don’t miss the the blog about giving yourself permission to change your mind.

Please go follow and like Dr. Hershberg at the following places online:

https://littlehousecalls.com/

https://www.instagram.com/littlehousecalls/

https://www.facebook.com/littlehousecalls/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/little-house-calls

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Self-Care: Listen to music you enjoy and sing! Make a playlist that’s 10 minutes long and choose songs that just make you smile and feel like the pre-motherhood you.

Play Idea: Add play to moments that aren’t fun—like getting dressed. Turn your child’s arms into octopus legs and enjoy this age and stage. Laughing is good for the both of you!

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Imprinting Holiday Memories

Episode 54

I use the five senses to help make holiday memories stick for my kids and to keep them simple for me.

Sight:

Christmas tree up early, nativity sets in every room. Sleep over under the tree.

Smell:

Pine scents—fresh pine accents with our fake tree.

Taste:

A few recipes we use again and again.

Church Windows- https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/156703/church-window-cookies/

Breakfast Pizza- https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/bacon-breakfast-pizza/

Hot Cocoa Bar- https://www.lovefromtheoven.com/setting-up-an-easy-hot-cocoa-bar/

Hear:

Read the same books over and over. Wrap them if you want to. Or Don’t.

Christmas Dance Parties

Favorite Songs & Albums:

I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas

The Sound Joy by Elizabeth Mitchell and Friends

Songs for Christmas by Sufjan Stevens

Touch: Cuddles on the couch to holiday movie marathons

Need marathon ideas? The Santa Clause 1, 2 & 3; The Christmas Carol (Muppets, Mickey, Live Action), Grinch (old cartoon, Jim Carey, computer cartoon), Little Women, Home Alone 1, 2 & 3

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Self-Care & Play Idea: Go on a PJ Christmas Light Drive listening to Charlie Brown Christmas music and drinking hot coco.

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365. 5 Small Acts of Self-Compassion to do before December!

1. Move your body in a way that feels good: dancing, stretching, running, biking, yoga.
2. Laugh! Motherhood is way too serious to be serious all the time
3. Clean out your socks, underwear, and bras. What do you need? I mention pjs-- I love these Joyspun Women's Ribbed Velour Top and Pants Pajama Set with Oversized Scrunchie, 3-Piece, Sizes S to 3X - Walmart.com
4. Have a 1:1 with each person in your house to know what tradition matters, you'll be left with a manageable, meaningful list.
5. Be still with yourself for 10 minutes. Still and silent. Let yourself notice your light. “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” Amanda Gorman

Family Fun: Play the keepy uppy game with a balloon and Christmas songs.

Self-Care: Clean your purse and prep it for the cold weather season. Mini Kleenex, lip balm, hand lotion, hand gell, coins for the bell ringers? Take care of future you.

Pre-order the Kindle version of my book, You're The Right Mom For Your Kids: https://amzn.to/47x6w7Z (affiliate link)

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