These weekly newsletters will help you to support families, children and young people during the Coronavirus period with opportunities to follow the 5 ways for wellbeing:
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Keep learning
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Connect
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Take notice
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Give
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Be active
Through this period of change and difference, when we are all asked to stay at home, we are supporting this by, sending out bulletins to help everyone stay Healthy, Happy and Safe at home.
Each e-newsletter will focus on 1 of the the 5 ways to wellbeing and is linked with our partner website
https://www.healthysomerset.co.uk/covid-19/
Please click on the blue links below to access this bulletins items
Advice & Tips
Connecting with others is important for our emotional, mental health and wellbeing; for some of us, this can feel challenging during these times. Healthy relationships can boost your energy, improve your sense of belonging, help you relax and help you feel supported.
This article from the Mental Health Foundation is designed to give you a few ideas and sources of further advice that might be useful to support you with parenting during the coronavirus outbreak -
Parenting during the coronavirus outbreak
Home safety 
To help keep everyone safe whilst remaining at home please see key safety messages from the Child Accident Prevention Trust
SEND
Carol Gray has shared her social story to support children & young people's understanding of Pandemics and the Coronavirus
A-Social-Story-Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf
Coronavirus support for young people
The National Youth Agency - UK Youth has created guidance to support young people through this time of change and isolation. It includes advice for:
Information Sharing
Bullying & Harassment
Education
Employment & Financial uncertainty
Looking after yourself
Definitions
& Key websites
Keep Calm, Stay Connected, Be Safe
Health Visiting
It is hard at the best of times coping with a crying baby. However, it is much more difficult when you are confined to the house and separated from your usual activities and support from family and friends. With this in mind, we have put together a few facts on infant crying which we hope you find helpful - and, most importantly, some tips on how to get through this time and feel more in control and safe.
Coping with a crying baby during covid 19
Activities and Ideas
Isolation does not mean you can not stay connected, have a look at these activity ideas for connection Here
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service have developed a range of activities and information to help you keep safe at home and in your environment. Have a go at this word search activity
Staying safe in the home and outside
Find more of these resources on our Covid 19 Wellbeing, Information and Activities page Here
ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) support has a wide range of resources to support children & young people's emotional understanding. Specific resources have been created in response to Covid-19 such as the 14 day home challenge which can be accessed here:
ELSA Coronavirus-home-challenge
Weblinks and Apps 
Belonging
Belonging is the sense of connection with a group or institution, for example a group of peers, family or school. When students feel included and connected to school they will be more likely to participate in the school community and achieve academic success. During this period of social distancing for many schools, children & young people connection and a sense of belonging has become a virtual online experience.
Take a look at our Improving safety online page.
As a direct response to the COVID-19 crisis ThinkNinja have updated the App & Webpage with specific COVID-19 content. This will bring self-help knowledge and skills to children and young people (10-18 years old) who may be experiencing increased anxiety and stress during the crisis.
The new COVID-19 content provides an opportunity to understand the following:
- Fears relating to the virus
- Isolation struggles and how to stay connected to family and friends
- Worries about personal health and health of family members
- Mental strength
- Coping techniques to use during the crisis
- Plus many other helpful tips
ThinkNinja
The BBC have created daily homeschooling lessons, with teachers and other educational experts, these feature a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games.
Bitesize Daily Lessons
Mindful opportunities
Try a mindful activity to help you feel connected
Take some time away from the screens and enjoy some mindful colouring with these images from the SHARE team
Mindful colouring
Headspace has partnered with Sesame Street to encourage children to practice meditation and mindfulness as a way to combat stress and anxiety during these challenging times.
Enjoy one from the series Here
This American based website offers a range of resources, ideas and practices to support social and emotional development, kindness and happiness in schools.
