Prevention Works! of Clallam County has posted a list of homebound parenting activities to support families during the pandemic. You can find the list here:
https://www.preventionworkscc.org/resources/home-bound-activities.html
Please contribute to the list by emailing your ideas to info@pw4kids.org
In addition to general parenting and toddler activities, they have started a list of things to do promote skills that all children benefit from. These include reading, math, language, culture, history, animals and the natural world, virtual tours to travel the world, science, chemistry, biology, technology, music, writing, and college preparation.
Ellen Galinsky provides a simple list of 7 essential life skills to teach kids. Ellen describes them in her book Mind in the Making: The seven essential life skills every child needs. Those skills are:
- Focus and Self Control
- Perspective Taking
- Communicating
- Making Connections (between things)
- Critical Thinking
- Taking on Challenges
- Self Directed Engaged Learning
Dr. Darlene Clemmons, a Clallam County treasure, has created a series of Mind in the Making mini-messages, easy to digest emails for parents. You can find more information about Mind in the Making and the mini messages at https://markbaumann.com/client-resources/mitm-mini-messages/.