Brownstown Cares
Connecting our Brownstown Family with Wellness Resources
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Please consider clicking on the following link and completing the survey (once for each child). We will use this information to help us set up our remote counseling services.
Developing a Routine
Kids thrive on routine and predictability in order to feel safe, and this is especially important during a time of crisis. For this uncertain time, it is important to create order, with some flexibility, in your days as soon as possible. Some helpful tips include:
- Set up a scheduled that involves regular times for bathing, eating, schoolwork/learning activities, and socializing.
- Maintain a set time for going to sleep, and the same bedtime routine your kids are used to. There is room for some flexibility - but a general structure and flow to the day that kids can expect will help both you and your children.
- Focus on schoolwork in reasonable increments. This includes reading with your child, doing hands-on projects, baking, playing board games, etc. Look to your child's teacher for more direction in this area.
- Build in time to let off steam. This is a stressful time for everyone - nobody is used to this! So get outside, play games, have a dance party, whatever you need to do in order to let it out!
- Cut your kids some slack - this is a time to practice giving your kids some grace. No one is perfect, and there are bound to be difficult times ahead. Ignore that you can ignore, and address those behaviors in which you really need to intervene.
- Everyone will need space - you will need space from your kids, and they will need space from you. If you can create pockets of the day for alone/quiet/independent time, please do.
- Get outside if possible - fresh air can do wonders!
- If you are working from home, relax your standards. We have to find ways to make this work. Perhaps this means allowing more screen time than usual, accepting that the house won't be as clean as you like, or making dinner more basic so you don't have to stress about prep or cleanup. You have work to do and that is going to be very challenging with your kids at home. So as we are allowing our kids additional grace, allow yourself grace to let some things go, within reason.
- Kids like to feel that they have an important role. Help them understand that this is an unusual time, an we all need to pitch in to get through it. If they don't have chores, this is a great time to start. Make them a daily part of their routine and let them know they are helping the family by pitching in.
- Find ways to make special memories. Take this time to make memories with your kids that they will look back on and remember during this time. Do something to acknowledge that this time is different, to allow a new, special tradition to take root in your child's mind.
Online Resources
Community Resources
Xfinity & Blue Ridge Cable are offering 2 months of internet access for families in need who live in their services areas. Please contact the company directly to set this up.
Beth Weidner, Vicki Peck, & Katie Young
Email: katherine_young@conestogavalley.org
Website: www.conestogavalley.org
Location: 51 School Lane Avenue, Brownstown, PA, USA
Phone: 717-656-6021
Contact us
Please reach out to us via email or leave a voicemail and we will get back to you within 24 hours, Monday - Friday.
School Psychologist; ext. 3848
Mrs. Vicki Peck - vicki_peck@conestogavalley.org
School Counselor, Grades K & 4-6; ext. 3031
Mrs. Katie Young - katherine_young@conestogavalley.org
School Counselor, Grades K & 1-3; ext. 3030