The holidays can be a hard time for people even at the best of times, but during COVID-19 and with the increased restrictions and social distancing this holiday season is bringing an increased sense of loneliness and loss for many.
Here are some ways to cope, and even to thrive, during this unique 2020 holiday season.
What is COVID Fatigue?
Most people are feeling some level of COVID Fatigue right now – that feeling of being fed up with this pandemic, wishing it were over and overwhelmed with the high numbers of cases and the increased restrictions.
What is the Second Wave of Anxiety?
The stress and worry associated with this strange moment in time. We feel like we got through the first wave a bit tattered and now we are bracing ourselves for the second wave.
As emphasized in Alyson Jones’s blog dated August 27th, 2020, returning to school this fall comes with many unknowns. In the teaching and learning environment there are new rules, foreign protocols, and heightened levels of anxiety amongst children, parents, and school staff amidst the pandemic’s permeating affects and the Ministry’s ever-pivoting regulations around how best to keep children safe, happy, and engaged.
The return to school this September is unlike anything we have seen or experienced before. There is always some anxiety for children as they return to school – but in the time of Covid-19 the anxiety of both parents and children are at an all time high.
Here are some tips on how to handle the transition back to school during this unusual and unprecedented year.