How’s it going, sweaty? Have you bought one of those paper fans at the gift shop yet? Hot tip: you should. Game changer. Before you melt all the way into the floor, let’s talk. This week, we’ve got news on vaccine rates among Americans, the precipice of landmark child care reform, kid camps for bereavement, our Feeling Of The Week: Jealousy, and a few more things we’re not going to tell you about yet because we want you to read the newsletter. It’s good, though! Let’s… sit very still in front of the window unit for a second and then go. |
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Children are constantly discovering themselves |
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Kids are strange little guys. I mean, right? We don’t know what we’d do if they weren’t, though - it’s what makes them so fun. But what does it all mean? We talk a lot about learning your child’s behavior like a foreign language because they don’t have the words yet to communicate. And there’s a balance between listening, translating, and responding in a way that lets them explore but still teaches them how to be maybe a little less weird adult. How? We tell you on the blog. | | |
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City officials plan to pull one of the last campus COVID safety measures this fall when its random weekly testing program will end. While no procedures for the next school year have been finalized, sources say one replacement measure could be for the City to provide all public school families with at-home tests. |
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Make sure you’re paying attention to those heat advisories. Temperatures in the New York Metro area hit record highs on Thursday. Ew. That means conserving electricity when appropriate, keeping grandparents inside, drinking so much water, and getting familiar with the signs of heat-related illness! |
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New York Cares is launching it's Stand with Students campaign ahead of the new school year. The non-profit facilitates donations of back-to-school supplies, helps fund fitness programs for kids, and introduces social emotional resources to families. |
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Feeling Of The Week: Jealous Children do not censor themselves. We know that. Everything they say and do is a direct expression of their (very big) (and very important) emotions. That’s because their world is very small. This is also why they’re so apt to jealousy. They haven’t realized that they are not the center of the universe - frankly, a heartbreaking revelation - and you’ve got to let them down easy. What it looks like: Behavior like being over possessive, clinginess, aggressiveness, meltdowns. What to do: Have special one-on-one time with them. Carve out a specific amount of time in the day to spend with your child uninterrupted; even if it’s as little as 10 minutes. Create a special cozy corner for your child to have as their own. Add meaningful stuffies and pillows to make it comfortable. Express your understanding and guide them toward limits. Try: “I see that you are hitting me. When you hit me, you are hurting my body and I don’t like that. What can we do instead?” Collaborate on a solution: deep breaths, counting to 5, sitting in the cozy corner until they are ready to speak.
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