Staying healthy is important. We all need to remember to wash our hands, try not to touch our face and wear a face covering when we need to.
There are lots of other things you can do to stay healthy like eating healthy food, making sure you move and exercise and getting enough sleep.
Below is information about:
Hand WashingTo help keep you safe you should wash your hands often throughout the day. You need to wash with hot water and soap for at least 20 seconds. Here are some resources to support you to wash your hands.
Eating a balanced healthy diet helps with your energy levels, sleep and brain power. Click on the tabs below for resources to support you with eating well. Getting in to the kitchen on your own or with your family to cook can help to fill your day as well as your belly.
Young Scot have a 'Healthy Eats' guide on how to chow down on the right balance of healthier and more sustainable food. They also have ideas about eating healthily on a budget.
Change4Life provide information on food facts to help your family be healthier and happier.
Food Standards Scotland have resources about the key principles of healthy eating and food safety.
Moving and exercise can help you stay healthy. It also helps with your mood and sleep. Here is some information about how much exercise you should be doing.
Gov.uk explain the physical activity needed for general health benefits for all children and young people.
Building Strength, Balance, Coordination and Hand Skills can help with every day life skills like handwriting, dressing, using cutlery and joining in with P.E., sports and playing with friends.
All the changes you are experiencing might be making getting a good nights sleep hard. Remember it is normal to have a range of feelings about what is going on. So finding it hard to sleep right now is very common. It is more important than ever we all practice good sleeping habits.
See below information from Sleep Scotland for to help promote good sleep hygiene:
