

#KIDS ZONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOW TO#
How they react to their thoughts and feeling needs a check from time to time, if they are quieter than usual, if their behavior is a concern, or worrisome, one needs to talk and find out, why? Students, who are reluctant or unsure of how to express, go through a “quiet trauma” and are unable to reach out, they find it difficult or rather embarrassing to talk about it. Communicate more listen when a child is expressing a concern, try to listen and help, ponder over the child’s words and the emotions they are feeling. e) Identify students with social, emotional or behavioral health risks. There is a sense of wellbeing when students are engaged in fun activities. d) Allow online study groups to nurture their friendship, enroll in online extracurricular clubs organized by the school. c) We need to create avenues to strengthen social connectedness, by regularly allowing them to meet friends virtually, create a drop-in opportunity with teachers to discuss concerns. b) We must emphasize and show our support, provide guidance and mentor our children to handle their fear, anxiety, study pressure and time management in this new format of digital learning and communication. a) Anything and everything in our realm of expertise should be utilized to the fullest to help them manage friendships, relationships, problem solving, managing their emotions, making the right decision, identifying their inner strength in this new wave of paradigm. So, as parents’ and educationists, what is it that we can do? Life skills, is what we need to support and promote in our children. We owe a responsibility to create a safe world for our children and help them adapt to this new normal. This entire shift has been overwhelming for them, where for long durations they are expected to pay attention to their teachers via screens. Though we have all adapted to the new circumstances and a new way of life….the question is, “Have our children done the same? Ironically, the answer is ‘no, they haven’t’. has come to a standstill, due to the Covid -19 outbreak. until 2 p.m.Everything, right from our careers, to partying, to shopping, meeting extended family and friends etc. You’ll find The Galaxy Coffee car with Biscuit Boss parked in front of the House from 7 a.m.

To support families with children fighting “the dark side of the force” at NCH, we’ll have Lucas Films LTD approved characters from Galaxy United for photo opportunities as they visit food trucks which will be donating a portion of sales to help families stay near their kids getting behavioral health treatment at NCH. If you are near the Ronald McDonald House on Thursday, swing by the front of the House for our May the 4th Be With You celebration of Star Wars Day. To support our room at the BHP, click here. You can learn more about the Ronald McDonald Family Room program here.

Created by RMHC Board Member, John Kennedy, this initiative is vital to behavioral health initiatives supported by RMHC of Central Ohio and the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion. If you would like to help us support mothers, fathers, brothers, & sisters who get to take a break in our Ronald McDonald Family Room at the BHP while a family member gets the care they need, you can now donate to the Kennedy Behavioral Health Fund. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and, of course, Mother’s Day is May 14. Click here to watch her chat with us in the Ronald McDonald Family Room at the BHP. Because she and her son lived so far away, she was also relieved to find out that she could stay at the Ronald McDonald House knowing her son’s inpatient care would take weeks. At the BHP, she found the help her son needed, and found our Ronald McDonald Family Room a perfect place to take a break while her son was getting the care he needed. Betsy Akeman of Marietta, Ohio brought her son to the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus after his mental health concerns couldn’t be addressed by healthcare professionals in her local area along the Ohio River.
