>> AND WELCOME BACK GUYS IN
CHANNEL WELLNESS, I'M BAKER
MACHADO THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL
YEAR GIVING KIDS A CHANCE TO BE
REUNITED FINALLY WITH THEIR
FRIENDS. IT'S ALSO GIVING THEM
A CHANCE AT SOME SORT OF
NORMALCY BUT FOR A LOT OF KIDS
OUT THERE THE IDEA OF RETURNING
TO
IN-PERSON LEARNING. IT'S
SPARKING ANXIETY AND STRESS SO
JOINING US NOW IS VICTORIA
HARRIS, PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND
ALSO AUTHOR OF
THE BOOK. THE OTHER WORLD BOOK
WISH WELCOME TO THE SHOW SUCH A
PLEASURE TO HAVE
YOU HERE. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES A LOT OF
CHILDREN ARE FACING IN SCHOOL
DURING THE PANDEMIC HERE.
>> WELL I I KNOW FOR
MYSELF IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND IN
THE PANDEMIC IT'S A
PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TIME WE
HAVE SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND
CONTROL AND SOMETIMES IT
CAN BE A CHANGE OF ROUTINE
HAVING TO GET EAST TEXAN SCHOOL
CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING AS WELL
AS THE WATERY THAT THAT
CHILDREN MAY HAVE ABOUT THE
FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.
>> AND YES, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE STRESS. THE PARENTS ALSO
ARE GOING THROUGH AT THIS
BECAUSE OF THE PARENTS
OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT THEIR KIDS
TO
BE STRESSED. SO WHAT SORT OF
TOOLS DO YOU PARENTS CAN YEARS
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR KIDS
ARE STRESSED HEADING INTO THE
SCHOOL YEAR.
>> WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TRY
TO MINIMIZE THE STRESS THAT THE
CHILDREN BY CREATING A KIND OF
SAFE ENVIRONS AND AND I
KNOW MYSELF I HAD MY CHILDREN
AND JUST GO BACK
TO SCHOOL. IT CAN BE HEIGHTENED
STRESS AROUND THIS TIME THAT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CHECK
IN WITH US HOUSING AND
SOUTH PATH AND HOW WE MANAGE
STRESS, BUT
HOW WE CAN TO TRY TO LET
CHILDREN SO CREATING A VIBRANT
WET THE CHILDREN
CAN FEEL THANKS TO ITS
PRESSING. THE PRESIDENT SAID A
FEW THINGS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
IT'S A IT'S A
STRESSFUL TIME AND THAT THEY
THIS CAN HELP THEM MAYBE TO
SPEAK THE WANTS TO NAME THE
FEEDINGS YOU CAN
BE HELPFUL.
>> ARE THERE THINGS THAT
PARENTS CAN WATCH OUT FOR THAT
MAYBE THEY
CAN RECOGNIZE TO HELP THEIR
CHILD IF THEY SEE THAT THEIR
CHILD IS THE SPACE STRESSED OR
OR IS ANXIOUS ARE THERE SIGNS
THAT PARENTS CAN BE AWARE OF
HUMOR.
>> I THINK SO I THINK WE REALLY
NEED TO BE US HAVE A CHANGE IN
BEHAVIOR. SO IF YOUR CHILD IS
THAT COMING WITHDRAWN IF THE
TIME WITH ACTIVITIES THAT AND
JOY AND NOT ENJOYING ANYMORE.
THEY DON'T WANT TO DO.
STATE AND SO YOU MIGHT FIND
WHEN A CHILD IS I TRUST THAT
THEY MIGHT NOT BE SPEAKING AS
WELL HE MIGHT SUFFER FROM
TUMMY ACHE. THAT'S OFTEN LINKED
TO A OUR MOTIONS I'M A MOM I
NEED A LITTLE REASSURANCE AND
WILL COME BUT AT THIS TIME AND
I JUST GET GIVING THAT JUST
BEING AWARE OF IT.
TO JUST JUST WILL KIND OF
MINDFUL AND WILL OPEN IN THE
WAY TALK TO THEM AND NAMING
THE FEELINGS.
>> IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I
AND COVID OBVIOUSLY IS HOVERING
OVER THE TOP OF ALL OF THIS AND
DEPENDING ON WHAT STATE A LOT
OF THESE KIDS LIVE IN THERE
MIGHT BE FIGHTS WITH THE
GOVERNOR WHEN IT COMES TO MASK
MANDATES
OUT THERE. HOW MUCH STRESS IS
THE MASK SITUATION CONTRIBUTING
TO THIS RIGHT HERE IN VICTORIA.
>> I THINK IT TO AD IT I MEAN
THIS HUGE, I KNOW I'M SITE TO
CONNECT TO LIVE
THAT THIS.
>> AND THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
THAT WAY.
>> THE STATE WANTS YOU TO OUR
MOSQUE
OR NOT WE REALLY NEED THE
OBVIOUS POSSIBILITY AS ADULTS
IN TRYING TO MINIMIZE STRESS.
FOR 4 CHILDREN AND AND WE CAN
DO TO LIKE CREATING
A SAFE.
>> CALM AND AND GOING ALONG I
SAID.
I WAS GOING TO SAY TO ADD TO
THAT WHAT YOU SAY
TO PARENTS.
>> NAVIGATING THIS THE MASK
SITUATION AS WELL BECAUSE
THAT'S AGAIN MORE PRESSURE ON
THE PARENTS WHO ARE LOOKING OUT
FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
THEIR KIDS AS WELL SO WHAT
ADVICE TO OTHER PARENTS
NAVIGATING
THE SITUATION.
>> I THINK IT REALLY BE MINDFUL
THAT AND COPING STRATEGIES WE
ALL NEED AND TO TO KIND OF GET
US THROUGH THIS. WE NEED TO
KNOW HOW TO REGULATE.
BUT MY FEELING ANXIOUS, WE
COULD HAVE KIND OF
A STATE HYPE AROUND SO SO IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE PAY
ATTENTION TO HOW WE MANAGE
STRESS US NOT US.
>> WHAT ABOUT ON THE OTHER
FLIPSIDE OF THIS LET'S SAY KIDS
HAVE FRIENDS WHO MAYBE HAVE A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE WHEN IT
COMES TO THE IMPORTANCE OF
WEARING MASKS HOW THE STORM AND
NAVIGATE FROM A CAR
RENTAL PERSPECTIVE. THE TRICKY
SITUATION OF THE REBELLIOUS
SIDE OF THE
MASK MANDATES.
>> YOU KNOW I THINK CHILDREN
THE BOYS GOING TO PROPEL
AGAINST THE PARENTS AND IT'S
GOING TO BE A
CONFUSING TIME. BUT I THINK WE
AS A FAMILY I MEAN I KNOW
MYSELF OR THE TOPIC YOU NEED TO
SAY WHAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS A BIT LIKE.
THESE ARE ALL THESE MANY WELL
AS MUCH. WE YOU KNOW I OFTEN
HAVE SLICED MY CHILDREN ABOUT
BRUSHING THEIR TEETH FOR
EXAMPLE.
BUT YOU KNOW WE JUST HAVE TO DO
IT BECAUSE THAT YOU KNOW HOW WE
TAPE ENDS DISEASE. OKAY, SO I
THINK YOU
REALLY HAVE HOLD ON TEAL I MEAN
THIS IS A FAMILY OF WHAT'S
RIGHT FOR YOU AND I THINK THE
CHILDREN WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
>> AFTER RUNNING YOUR BOOK
WHAT DID TO LEARN MAYBE ABOUT
THE CREATIVE STORYTELLING
PROCESS THAT
MAY BE HELPS CHILDREN WHEN IT
COMES TO THEIR MENTAL AND THE
STRESSES THAT COME WITH ALL OF
THAT.
>> I THINK WE'LL FOR ME, I'M
WRITING THE BOOK CAME STRAIGHT
OFF TO A GOOD SUMMARY SECTION
ON THE USE OF CREATIVE
TECHNIQUES. I WENT TO A
SECOND TIME WE USING CREATIVE
EXPRESSIVE TECHNIQUES COULD
REALLY BE
HELPFUL IN GETTING TO THE TO
THE ISSUE DIRECTLY AND QUICKLY
AND IT'S IT'S
A WONDER FULL LASING THAT'S A
LITTLE AND AND SYMBOLS CAN READ
THE ACCESS OUR UNCONSCIOUS
IN A WAY THAT DIRECTLY TOLD
KING I MEAN KIDS DON'T HAVE TO
WORK SOME TO THE ADULTS TO HAVE
TO WHAT SO THIS CAN
REALLY HELP COOL
TOOL AND A BIG COOL TOO TO HELP
THEM PROCESS WHAT'S GOING ON