u003cpu003eAs we all know, adjusting to life in a pandemic can be difficult. For teenagers, this can be especially difficult as summer events were cancelled and many students missed out on exciting milestones. These days, excitement and fun is hard to come by and social distancing doesn’t make it any easier. Teens are feeling depressed, bored and missing time spent with friends. As we ride the second wave of COVID-19, it’s time to get creative and surf the web. Parents need to keep their teens occupied and reduce their anxieties that come with our new normal.u003c/pu003ennHere are some great ideas for teenagers to make the most of their time at home:nu003culu003en tu003cliu003eCreate vision boards or collages of things they are looking forward to post pandemicu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eStart a journal to express themselves and their feelings dailyu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eCoordinate Zoom game nights with friendsu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eStart a virtual book club or engage in a book exchangeu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eCoordinate Netflix Parties with your favourite moviesu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eEnroll in a free online class and learn a new skill (ex. Music or painting basics)u003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eDiscover new recipes online and practice cooking dinner for the familyu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eResearch upcoming online paint nightsu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eResearch virtual tours that align with their interestsu003c/liu003en tu003cliu003eDiscover online mindfulness meditation classesu003c/liu003enu003c/ulu003enIt can be hard to reduce screen time for teenagers so why not turn a negative into a positive and make the most of screen time. There are many ideas floating on the World Wide Web and this is just a starting point of some great methods to make COVID a little more tolerable. Just because we’re spending most of our time indoors doesn’t mean the fun has to end.nnFor online field trips to explore you can check out our u003ca href=u0022https://oaklearners.ca/virtual-field-trips/u0022u003eVirtual Field Trips archive pageu003c/au003e.nnu003chr /u003ennu003cpu003eFor more healthy living posts visit our u003ca href=u0022https://oaklearners.ca/category/healthy-living/u0022u003eHealthy Living Blog Postsu003c/au003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eTo keep up with new blog posts you can follow us on u003ca href=u0022https://www.facebook.com/OakLearnersu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eFacebooku003c/au003e or u003ca href=u0022//www.instagram.com/oaklearners/”u0022 target=u0022”_blank”u0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003eInstagramu003c/au003eu003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eFor more fun Fitness Activities find us on u003ca href=u0022https://www.pinterest.ca/oaklearners/u0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noopeneru0022u003ePinterestu003c/au003e too.u003c/pu003ennu003cpu003eOr, sign up for our newsletter below for school updates.u003c/pu003e
