Watch “Daniel Visits School/Daniel Visits the Doctor” on Kanopy Kids using your Barrington Area Library card number to log in, and come back to this blog post to enjoy some family activities that will enhance your child’s learning around the episode.
Now that you’ve watched the episode, here is a companion video that will demonstrate some ways to practice mindfulness when your child is feeling nervous or worried.
Here are some questions that will help you unpack some of the topics in the episode with your child.
- Is there something new in your life that you are nervous or worried about? What is it? What questions do you have about the new thing? Talk through some of your concerns with a trusted adult. Sometimes just talking about it helps you feel better, and they can help you answer some of the questions that you have!
- When you feel nervous or worried about something, how does it make you feel? Can you think of something to do that might make you feel a little better? What are some things that make you smile?
Below are some other activities to try as a family.
- Try role playing some of the new situations that are making your child nervous. Act it out, show them pictures, or practice a tough conversation with them.
- Practice some art therapy with author and illustrator Christian Robinson in the episode of Making Space called “Possibility.”
- Check out our Early Learning Kit for children 3+ about emotions!
- Sign up for Little Kids, Big Feelings on Tuesday, August 25 at 11am where we will read a book about worry and practice some more breathing and mindfulness exercises!
- Here is a video where children from New Zealand explain what mindfulness means to them.
- Check out this Storytime Activity Guide for The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld by Tandem Partners in Early Learning.
- Subscribe to the BStrong Together newsletter for tips and tools every week to enhance your child’s health and well-being.
Here are the books I mentioned in the companion video.
Youth Services Assistant Librarian Stefanie