The holiday season is upon us! While it is a special time of the year, the holidays can also be stressful. The year 2020 has magnified some of our normal holiday stress and brought about new challenges. We asked our in-house experts at Westtown School about different strategies we can use during the unusual holiday season of 2020. Here’s what we learned in our Coffee with the Counselors series.

When one is in good physical and emotional health, they are better able to navigate challenges. Self care routines help us maintain physical and emotional health, and are important during the holiday season and even more so this year.  As our school psychologist, Maria Alonso, reminds us, “Self care needs to become like taking your daily vitamins — do it each and every day.” You can learn  more about the need for self-care in this episode of Coffee with the Counselors. 

This year has required us to make changes to our daily lives and the holidays are no exception. Most families made changes to their Thanksgiving celebrations as a result of the pandemic, and the winter holidays will also require us to change our normal practices to keep our communities safe. This change in traditions can be hard not only for our children but also for all family members. In this episode, our counselors discuss different strategies to help the entire family cope with this year’s unique holiday season.