While Your at Home Hunkering Down

Managing Anxiety for You

• Article: Breath Prayers for Anxious Times
• From the Gospel Coalition: Songs of Comfort for Anxious Times
• Open-access to Max Lucado's 5 teaching videos in the Anxious for Nothing Bible Study

Managing Anxiety for Your Children

• Managing Fear and Anxiety During a Health Pandemic - a blog post for parents on managing anxiety during any number of life disruptions 
• Helping Kids Navigate Anxiety Podcast - Sissy Goff shares tools for leaders helping kids process anxiety
• From Orange: Anxiety Conversation Guides - Parents can download these age-appropriate resources to find tips and practical ways to help their children: Preschool and Elementary 
• From Ministry to Parents: article about how to “How to talk to your kids about fears and the coronavirus” 
• Article to share: Turn it Off and Talk
• From Common Sense Media: Meditation Apps for Kids 

Resources for Giving Your Children GOOD Information. (Kids worry more when they’re kept in the dark!) 

• GREAT podcast episode from NPR’s Life Kit: Coronavirus And Parenting: What You Need To Know Now
• Brains On! Science Podcast for Kids episode:  Understanding coronavirus and how germs spread
• Talking specifically to your young children (0-3): Article, “Tips for Families” 
• Article from Child Mind Institute: Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus 
• Explaining COVID-19 to Children - Short Christian Article about Talking to kids about COVID-19

How do I Fill the Day? 

• Collection of apps, websites, and video games that inspire running,and jumping  might be the perfect thing to keep kids active
• Our Storytime video series featuring children’s storybook authors
• Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch
• List of activity ideas when you’re home with kids
• Scholastic Learn at Home: Free Resources for School Closures, Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing
• List of Free Online Learning Websites  From: Funinfirst.com 
• Sample Daily Schedule - For those who need something structured for each day and to keep their kids on routine.   
• 15 Staycation Ideas from avenuekate.com 

Trusted Videos and Media Sites for Screen Time

• From Common Sense Media: Laugh together!! These funny movies will force everyone to forget their worries for a while.
• From Common Sense Media: This list of silly movies is  for tweens and teens
• Minno Kids : Stories Kids Love, Values Parents Trust 
• From Orange: Studio 252 (younger kids, probably elementary)
• From Orange: the So&So Show (middle kids: older elementary and tweens)

At-Home Sunday School & Worship

• How to Have Church at Home as a Family
• From Ministry Spark: Devotion lesson written for parents to lead at home, God Takes Our Worries (COVID-19 Elementary Lesson)
• From Seeds Family Worship:  Free Resources To Have Church At Home With Your Family
• Illustrated Ministry - FREE Weekly Faith Formation Resources for All Ages
  Sally Lloyd Jones: Resources While You’re At Home