Self Care Ideas

For Youth

Insight Timer for Kids

This website also has a corresponding app that includes several free guided meditation for kids to help with anxiety, self-esteem, and even sleeping.

Zero to Three At-Home Activity Guide

This is a guide for at home activities to use with children 0-3 to support self care for both children and caregivers.

Blurt It Out's 15 Self-Care Ideas For Children

This article lists general themes of ways we can support children's self care with specific activities included for each of these themes.

For Teens and Adults

Insight Timer

A website with an app that includes an extensive library on guided meditations to ease feelings of stress, tension, anxiety, and aid in relaxation.

Self Care Inventory with Goal Planner

This self-care inventory can be used as a tool to reflect on areas you are caring for yourself and others you'd like to prioritize with the help of a goal planner that is also included.

American Academy of Pediatrics on Parents Dealing with COVID-19 Stress

Here are tips and strategies recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics on how to manage stress at home as parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Family Voices Self Care Tips for Parents and Teens

Family Voices' April newsletter which includes self care information for caregivers and children, including "Put on Your Own Oxygen Mask First" and "Expressing, Coping, Reframing: Addressing the Mental Health of 'Quaranteens' in the Time of COVID-19"

Zero to Three Setting Limits

This parenting resource provides information on the Feel, See, Do method for setting limits with young children while encouraging appropriate, regulated behavior.

Self Care During COVID-19 Activity Book

This self-care activity book guides individuals in exploring and trying various self-care strategies to support their wellbeing during COVID-19.

Wellness Apps for Self-Care and Sleep

This comprehensive list includes information on several apps, many free, that address various needs related to self-care.

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