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Geeta Ramakrishnan

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How to teach your kids about Coronavirus outbreak

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Find the links below of the article : How to teach your kids about Coronavirus outbreak – as appeared in Hindustan Times, Outlook , and other online media like IANS Life, Bhaskar Live, Social News XYZ, NewsGram, Daily World, Trend in India, The Hawk, Kwick News.

The novel Coronavirus has not just left our medical practitioners and researchers searching for solutions, but its also parents who find it hard to explain the phenomenon to young children, in a creative, calm way.

As per ontological coach and author Geeta Ramakrishnan, while this Virus crisis will have a psychological effect on all of us, you want to make it as soft and digestible as possible for the little ones.

“You can explain to your kids that Coronavirus is the name of an evil flu virus. When you usually get sick with flu, you get fever, cold and cough, and the doctor gives you medicines and you get better. But when this evil Coronavirus gives flu, it sometimes affects people’s breathing,” she told IANSlife.

What’s required are some rules. “This evil virus sticks to you when you go out and touch things. So you must use some secret tricks which this evil Coronavirus will not like. You must wash your hands with soap and sanitizer as often as you can to keep them clean. You must not go out to meet your friends, so the virus can’t stick to you. If older people have to go out to buy important things, we have to wear a mask and gloves. Parents can use paper and colors to help create stories with your kid on how the brave kids of today saved the world from the evil Coronavirus.”

Parents can also use a free-to-read, digital book for primary school age children. Illustrated by Axel Scheffler, the children’s guide is about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it. It is published by Nosy Crow, and written by staff within the company. 

With expert input from Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, two head teachers and a child psychologist, the book answers key questions in simple language: What is the coronavirus? How you catch it? What happens next? And, what can one do to help?

“This pandemic is changing children’s lives across the globe and will have a lasting impact on us all. Helping children understand what is going on is an important step in helping them cope and making them part of the story – this is something that we are all going through, not something being done to them. This book puts children in the picture rather than just watching it happen, and in a way that makes the scary parts easier to cope with,” Professor Graham Medley said.

The book is available for free on the Nosy Crow blog.

A new story book by UNICEF – available for free in six languages including English – will also help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19. It has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organisations working in the humanitarian sector.

Blog 14/52: Dream Big

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Blog 14/52 : Dream and it shall be yours!

Do you have a dream? A dream about your future? How do you see yourself 20 years from now. If 20 years is too intimidating, then where do you see yourself 5 years from now? Will you own the company you are working for? Will you be the best employee of the company? Will you have an amazing family with children running around? Will you and your friends be yachting in the blue blue Mediterranean sea, chilling with a drink in your hands? 

The first step to success is to take out some ‘me’ time to think. If you want everything that the successful businessman or film-star or that famous personality you look up to has, start by dreaming. Dream big. Visualize it. Capture the image and stick a print of it in your wardrobe or set it as your laptop screen saver.

When you have an intent, the path gets created. Visualizing strengthens connection in the brain, helping you create that path. The path may be hard, filled with obstacles. Focus, determination and learning from failures are some good ways to achieve your dream, your future.

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Mental Health During an Internal Crisis

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Mental Health During An International Crisis:

While the human mind always finds a way to deal with challenges that suddenly present themselves, it is also essential to remember the extraordinary importance of keeping our mental health in check during these tough times. We deserve to press pause, and refocus on our well being, and that of our loved ones. 

Here are some tips that can help one process and overcome the situation:

1) While it is easy to say ‘Be Positive’, how does one put that into practice? My suggestion is to stay away from news via paper or television or media form, say 2 hours in the morning and at night. Put a limit to the daily news you take in regarding the current situation. While it is essential to stay in the loop, being over informed can put a tense and worried state.

2) Make it a time for family bonding. Most of us are stuck at home with our family, so why not use this time to support each other, draw closer and make memories. For those who are stuck home alone, make the best of the situation by using video chats with your loved one..try playing group games.

3) Acknowledge the way you’re feeling. It is completely normal to worry, and deal with your emotions with the same compassion you show others. It is okay to feel lost, but share your feelings and lessen the burden .

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BLOG 12/52: It is Imperative to Self Reflect

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Blog 12/52: Points to Ponder

How does your behaviour reflect in your attitude, in your action? Is this behaviour transparent to you? Have you taken time to reflect in the way you think, act and behave? Take your time and reflect…

What are your learnings? What are some action points you wish to take, now that you recognize some patterns?

1. Sense of Responsibility vs Sense of Indiscipline
2. Humility vs Arrogance, Disrespect
3. Mutual Respect vs Shouting/Abusive Behavior
4. Integrity vs Short Term Gain
5. Performance vs Comport Zone/ Complacency
6. Tenacity to Change vs Rigidity

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