THE PANDEMIC, PARENTING AND HOMESCHOOLING: DEALING WITH BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS DURING COVID

Behavioral Therapist//CEO and Co-Founder of For My Kidz Mentoring Program (FMK) JEREL WILSON specializes in helping at-risk youth achieve their goals by implementing grassroots behavior transformation strategies and tactics.

Fear, uncertainty, and being holed up at home to slow the spread of COVID-19 can make it tough for families to keep a sense of calm. Children cannot access proper thinking and reasoning skills when they are flooded with emotions. If your child cannot focus on school tasks, or you are seeing them melt down, tantrum, or withdraw, it’s likely because they are having a hard time meeting an expectation while under stress. It's important to help children feel safe, keep healthy routines, manage their behavior and build resilience while at home during the pandemic.
How to recognize your child’s feelings? What other factors could be triggering your child while at home? How to establish healthy boundaries and routines? How to turn negative behaviors into positive ones? What are other ways to engage young people while at home?