![]() But the majority of cases are going to be very mild.” “We need to accept that the (coronavirus) numbers are real. More than 3,000 die every day in car crashes, for example, but we still drive without viewing every ride as a life-or-death experience. What’s more, risk is an accepted and normal part of life. We need to help them keep things in perspective.” All of their worst thoughts and fears are coming true in their minds,” he added. “One of the hallmarks (of a kid with anxiety) is seeing the world as more dangerous than it is. “But for anxious kids,” he said, “(dwelling on coronavirus news) will trigger their symptoms.” Piacentini said even the healthiest kids are having a hard time processing what is, for everyone, a a new and incredibly weird version of normal. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) Stay grounded in the facts: ‘Yes, coronavirus can be dangerous for some people, but it’s not affecting (many) kids, so if you get sick it probably will not be that bad.’” Cyclists make their way along the Esplanade Trail in North Tustin on Wednesday, March 18. “We don’t want to drag our kids to the darkest places. “We’re catastrophizing because the news is telling us to catastrophize,” he said. He said he’s stopped watching altogether. Like Holman, Piacentini recommends limiting TV news right now. ![]() “They hear their parents talking, and they’re anxious. “These are anxious times and kids feed on it,” he said. John Piacentini, director for the UCLA Center for Child Anxiety, Resilience, Education and Support (CARES), says parents should refrain from harping about the pandemic, particularly in front of their children. “Take advantage of being in the present moment with your children.” ![]() “And if you’re a parent, play with your kids,” she said. As if being a college student is not stressful enough, now with the added stress, anxiety, of classes moved online due to the coronavirus and being confined to home, Chapman University student Sarah Rightmire of North Tustin, uses FaceTime to visit, study and chat with fellow classmates who would otherwise get together to hang out or study together at the school library. Clean out the closet, weed the yard, rearrange your living room, put together those long neglected photo albums. “But you cannot wave a magic wand and stop this,” she said.”Accept the things you cannot change.”Īn antidote: Stay busy. “There are things you can do to protect yourself … whether that’s exercising, sleeping, eating well do them. Holman’s other piece of advice is to say focused on what you can control. “It’s important to stay apprised, so you know if there’s a lockdown, but you don’t need to constantly update.” Stop push notifications on your phone so you’re not inundating yourself,” she added.
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