Mindfulness Videos for Kids

Here are some mindfulness videos for kids.  They range from 2-5 minutes in length.   

Motivation

Here is a fun idea for motivating kids :)

Superhero Motivation

Bedtime Mindful Story Podcasts

This link takes you to relaxation stories for kids from PeaceOut.

Looking at Executive Functioning during Covid 19

If you were unable to join our talk on Wednesday, here is a link to watch the recording!


Looking at Executive Functioning During Covid 19

Parenting in the Age of Covid 19

Parenting in the Age of Covid 19

Above is a link to our parenting chat yesterday. 

FACE COVID

This video shares some helpful tips!

Understanding and Coping

This article is quite long, but it has some good information about why our brains and feelings react in certain ways to our current situation under COVID-19 and some ideas on how to support ourselves and our families.

Podcasts!

Looking for something to do during Spring Break next week?  Click this link for a list of podcasts for kids and grown up!

Seeing Virtual Continuous Learning as a Positive Thing

Check out this Article about finding the good in our current situation.  Mindset is everything - these are hard times - but there is good to be found in everything if we look for it.

Talking Tips From ISKL Counselors

tips on Covid 19https://sites.google.com/iskl.edu.my/panthernews/home#h.p_rHjPcrbDcNFS

Talking Tips From ISKL Counselors

tips on Covid 19https://sites.google.com/iskl.edu.my/panthernews/home#h.p_rHjPcrbDcNFS

Virtual Learning Parents Tips: Week 1

Virtual Learning Parent Tips: Week 1: March 18-20

Good Morning Parents,

Above is the link to our first week of tips!

Also, please click this link for our counselor survey via google forms. We will gather questions and concerns adn create on line coffee chat for all of us after the break.  And do not hesitate to contact us with any questions.

Sincerely,

Lynn and Chris

Counselor Support During Virtual Continuous Learning

Dear Parents, 

We hope this email finds you all well and ready for the start of virtual continuous learning.  Chris and I have been discussing the most effective ways to stay in touch with you during this time as we don't want to overwhelm you with emails.  We are looking to try a couple of forums.  Below please see these ideas:

• We will be holding office hours from 9-11 am and 1-3 pm each school day.  Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions, concerns, thoughts.  We will be replying to emails and scheduling video chats/calls with parents and students for those times as needed.
• We will be providing counseling lessons once in every eight day cycle for your children accessible through their classroom teacher's communications.  At the end of each of these lessons will be a video from us to you as parents with some tips for the week.  Please bear with us on technical difficulties and as we determine the best approach to these videos.
• We will also be posting these videos/tips and other articles and information on our blog which can be accessed here.  We recommend you bookmark this site so you can easily locate it.
• Finally, on the last slide of each counseling lesson we will be providing a quick google form survey to hear from you about challenges and successes.  From this we will also be trying to have some live on-line chats - more information about this coming soon.

Thinking about you all and missing the faces of our students already.  Looking forward to working with you in partnership through this time.

Sincerely,

Lynn and Chris

lkogelmann@iskl.edu.my  cwright@iskl.edu.my

Child Safety Lessons

Part of our school counseling curriculum includes lessons designed to spark discussion with students about ways to keep their bodies safe and advocate for themselves.  Over the past two teaching cycles, Mrs. Wright and Miss Lynn have been chatting with the students about the following:

• Always Ask First Rule 

• “Always ask a parent or the person in charge first before going somewhere, doing something, or accepting something from someone.”

• Recognize, Refuse, Report -

• Recognize if a touch is safe, unsafe, or unwanted

• Refuse that touch - say no and get away

• Report to a safe and trusted adult

• Private Body Parts/Touching Rule - while we do not currently use or teach medical terminology around this rule at this time, we encourage you to do so at home as it creates a sense of competence in children should they ever need to report a situation.

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• Safe touches: make you feel loved and uncomfortable

• Unsafe touches: hurt your body physically and make you feel uncomfortable

• Unwanted touches: touching that makes your body feel uncomfortable (like a hug, or someone playing with your hair)

• Safe adults: Adults you know will believe you and help you if you are reporting a problem 

The focus of these lessons is understanding our bodies belong to us and we have the right to be safe.  Below please find some questions you might want to use to ask your child to encourage discussion around this topic:

• For Younger Students:

• Can you give me examples of safe, unsafe, and unwanted touches?

• Name 3 safe adults at school and at home

• Can you name the 3Rs of keeping our bodies safe? (Recognize, Refuse, Report) 

• Can you tell me about the private body parts rule?

• How do you say no? (stand tall, look them in the eye, keep your own personal space from the other person, and say your words firmly) What are other ways to say no?

• For Older Students:

• Can you give me examples of safe, unsafe, and unwanted touches?

• How do you know if someone is a safe adult?  What kinds of things do safe adults do?

• Can you name the 3Rs of keeping our bodies safe? (Recognize, Refuse, Report) 

• What are some ways you can respectfully communicate about an unwanted touch with a family member (example, a sibling, a family member you don’t often see)

• Can you tell me about the private body parts rule?

• What steps should you take if something inappropriate unexpectedly comes up while you are doing a search on the internet?

• If someone is asking you to keep a secret about unsafe or unwanted touches, what can you do? 

Coffee Chat: Self Regulation Part 2

Here are some photos from our workshop today!

Article: Importance of Self-Regulation

The Ability to Regulate Your Emotions is Quickly Becoming The Premier Skill of The 21st Century

Next COFFEE CHAT

We hope that you all had a wonderful break!

 Please join us for our upcoming Coffee Chat on Friday, February 7, 2020.

We will continue to discuss the common language we use at ISKL, tools that support kids, and how we can be mindful of our own behaviour in the moments when our kids are dysregulated. Included in our workshop will be discussion on generating self-regulation strategies for our children (and ourselves!)

Sign Up HERE