Resources

• Nevada Health Centers will be launching a Virtual Self-Care Series for tweens, teens, and parents (English and Spanish for parents), geared toward psychoeducation, community support, and enrichment. The series will begin July 13th and be offered monthly (2nd Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each month). The Flyers (attached) contain the curriculum and signup information. All classes are free and there will be a $25 gift card raffle for participants.
• Nevada Moms | 5 Self-Care Tips For Maintaining Your Sanity
• Modern Therapy | 8 Areas of Self-Care
• NACAC | Self-Care: Barriers and Basics for Foster/Adoptive Parents
• A tool from Strengthening Families for foster parents to use with tips for self-care
• Creating a Family | Self-Care for Foster Parents
• Virtual Self-Care Series for Parents: English | Spanish
• Virtual Self-Care Series for Teens
• Virtual Self-Care Series for Tweens
  

Self-care Training Videos

• Everything is Connected: Development Trauma and Caregiver Self-Care in Foster and Adoptive Settings (Part 1)
• Self-Care Panel
• Self-Care for Foster Parents

YouTube Video: Parental Burnout & Self-Care | Fostering Children’s Resilience in Times of Uncertainty

Examples of Self-care

• Call a friend (and don’t talk about what’s causing you distress)
• Create something
• Describe your surroundings using your five senses
• Do a puzzle
• Do something kind for someone else
• Focus on a single task
• Go out to eat
• Go to an event
• Give yourself permission to need something
• Keep it simple
• Stop comparing yourself to other adults and families
• Know which part of the day is the hardest and have plan
• Join a parent support group
• Have down time every day
• Listen to music or a podcast
• Take a hot or cold shower
• Try something new
• Volunteer
• Watch something funny
• Watch TV or a movie
• Try yoga
• Go for a walk or a run
• Dance
• Stretch
• Go for a bike ride
• Don't skip sleep to get things done
• Take a nap
• Pick one thing that you need to do and get it done so it's off your mental “to do” list
• Get a manicure or pedicure
• Get a massage
• Try acupuncture
• Get a book from the library (free) or bookstore about some topic you've been interested in, but have never taken the time to learn