Feel the longing
You can also miss a place, a time or a memory. Longing is accompanied by various unpleasant emotions, such as sadness, anger, fear, anxiety or powerlessness. Longing is important information about your child’s needs and what is important to them at a given moment. Talking to your child about what they are experiencing helps them cope better with their overflow of emotions.
The best thing we can do in such situations is let them experience these emotions. Don’t comfort “by force”, don’t explain that this time doesn’t count, because soon they’ll see their grandparents or their preschool friends. Experiencing longing with the support of a loved one, will make it ease with time. And a child will learn that the situation in which they find themselves is difficult, but they’re able to cope with it. When something similar happens to them in the future, they may be better prepared to deal with the emotions that accompany such an experience. The same applies to adults. Many of us are also experiencing longing in this challenging time, that we don’t always cope well with.
Stay in touch
What may hurt us and our children the most this Easter is not being able to see our family face to face, to hug and embrace them. It can also be difficult for us to bear the sadness and anxiety of those who miss us. If people who are important to you are far away, but you can contact them by phone or send them a video, prepare a special recording together with your children. Send good words or wishes to grandma, grandpa or auntie. The heroes of our scenarios, from the series entitled “In the Kingdom of Feelings,” recorded such messages to help an intimidated dog. Maybe you will uplift someone too?