{"id":7580,"date":"2020-07-16T21:18:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=7580"},"modified":"2020-07-16T21:19:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T21:19:16","slug":"keeping-kids-busy-during-these-challenging-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/keeping-kids-busy-during-these-challenging-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Kids Busy During These Challenging Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GettyImages-1147395698-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7583\" width=\"265\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GettyImages-1147395698-2.jpg 724w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GettyImages-1147395698-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GettyImages-1147395698-2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During these last few months, with schools closed and social\ndistancing rules in place, it has proven to be very challenging to keep\nchildren occupied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some suggestions that you may find helpful for\nkeeping children occupied based on their age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Younger children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go on scavenger hunts around your neighborhood<\/li><li>Put painters tape on the floor and make a maze\nfor toy trucks to follow<\/li><li>Take a whiteboard or pieces of paper and let\nyour child write a story<\/li><li>Make hand puppets with socks and tell stories<\/li><li>Plant seeds in paper cups and watch them grow<\/li><li>Build a fort with a sheet<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Older children :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Go on virtual tours of interesting places around\nthe world.<\/li><li>Bake cookies<\/li><li>Use the internet to learn new skills or to learn\nhow to play an instrument<\/li><li>Write letters to people in nursing homes<\/li><li>Play board games<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While trying new and innovative ways to occupy their time\ncan be difficult at times, there are many benefits. These activities can\nstimulate them mentally and physically and help them to avoid boredom and\ndepression. There are also many resources on the internet that will help you to\nfind activities that suit everyone\u2019s interests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-login.php?loggedout=true\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During these last few months, with schools closed and social distancing rules in place, it has proven to be very challenging to keep children occupied. Here are some suggestions that you may find helpful for keeping children occupied based on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/keeping-kids-busy-during-these-challenging-times\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7580"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7585,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7580\/revisions\/7585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}