Recommendations for parents or adults

 

Activities with the children

Parents:

In times of stress, it is normal for children to require more attention.

What can you do? Don´t worry

• Maintain familiar routines whenever possible or create new routines, especially if you must stay home.
• Discuss the new coronavirus with your children honestly and using age-appropriate language.
• Help them with learning at home and make sure they have time to play.
• Help them find positive ways to express feelings like fear and sadness. Sometimes it can be helpful to do this through a creative activity like playing or painting.
•  Help children stay in touch with friends and family over the phone and online.
•  Make sure that your sons and daughters don´t spend all day in front of the screen and do other types of activities with them such as baking a cake, singing and dancing, or playing in the yard or garden if you have them.
• Try to prevent your sons and daughters from spending more time than usual on video games.

Adult person in the pandemic

If you are an older person

•    Maintain regular contact with your loved ones, for example by phone, email, social media, or video conference.
•    As much as possible, stick to regular routines and times for eating, sleeping, and doing activities that you enjoy.
•     Learn simple physical exercises to do at home during quarantine to maintain mobility.
•   Find out how to get practical help if needed; how to call a taxi, order food, or request medical attention. Make sure you have a month or more of your usual medication supplies. If necessary, ask family, friends or neighbors for help.