Daily Routine in Wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
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Hospital Elective Activities
All the information about the hospitals that have renewed their elective (non-urgent) activities. -
Family Care Centers
Due to the emergency, Tipat Halav clinics provide local and accessible services throughout Israel for anyone who is away from home. For further information, call the Ministry of Health's Hotline… -
Self-Care to Be Able to Help Others
During emergencues, parents have a twofold challenge: function and cope with the situation themselves, so they can support and communicate the situation to their children. This way you can take… -
Healthy Nutrition in Emergency
Healthy nutrition is important and helps reinforcing our physical and mental resilience. We have gathered here all the information, hotlines and phone numbers on the subject of nutritional counseling and… -
Keeping Children and Adults Busy
Keeping busy and active during crisis times carries therapeutic powers. It helps self-regulation of powerful emotions, relieve tensions and maintain resilience. We have gathered here some examples for suitable activities. -
Screens in Wartime
Everything you need to know about screen time, both during emergency situations and in general. Pros, cons and what is the recommended screen time for every age group. -
Child and Teenager Online Safety
Especially during war and emergency situations, like the one that we are currently experiencing, the internet provides us with escapism and pleasure, but it may also present us with challenges… -
Information Security and Cyber Security
Alongside physical attacks, the State of Israel is also currently facing many cyber threats against citizens, organizations and companies. -
Staying Home with the Children
Prolonged stay at home with the children may increase both our stress and our children's. Important guidelines for prolonged stay at home and for relieving children's stress and trauma. -
Leaving Children Home Alone
According to law, you can leave children alone at home from the age of 6, but it is recommended not to leave them alone before the age of 9, as… -
Helping Children Understand Tragic Events
A couple of tips that will help you if you need to talk to your children about difficult subjects. -
Parents in Active Military Service
How you can help your children cope with the recruitment of a parent to military service. It is important to remember that recruitment causes pressure but it also provides an… -
Pregnancy and Labor During Wartime
At times of emergency, such as war, we are exposed to stressful situations that affect the health of the mother and the fetus. It is crucial to follow the pregnancy… -
To Breastfeed is to Provide Resilience
Especially during emergency and crisis situations, breastfeeding was found to be especially healthy both for the breastfeeding mother and the nursing baby. All information about breastfeeding during stressful and emergency… -
Traumatic Stress While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
All the information for women who are coping with stress and trauma while they are pregnant or breastfeeding. Tips for coping with stress, emotional support hotlines and more. -
Older Adults in Wartime
During war situations, when everyone's level of anxiety is on the rise, it is even more elevated in older adults. All the information about making accommodations to their home environment… -
Substance Abuse
Stressful and emergency situation may increase abuse of such substances as drugs and alcohol. You should avoid abusing these substances to avoid addiction and you should seek professional help or…
Information Security and Cyber Security
Alongside physical attacks, Israel is also currently facing many cyber threats against citizens, organizations and companies. Threats manifest in many ways, such as attempts to hack into networks, phishing attempts, fraud and more. In addition, Hamas and other anti-Israeli perpetrators are waging psychological warfare of intimidation and attempts to gather intelligence through social networks. The goals of these attacks can be personal, financial, compromising, disabling or even crashing our state infrastructures and our national resilience.
It is critical that we all remain vigilant during these times.
So, what can we do?
- Find stronger passwords for your WIFI networks and your home router. It is always preferable that you replace the default passwords received from the provider with strong and unique passwords.
- Download software updates to your smart devices to fix bugs and to close security breaches.
- If you have a "smart house", try to set different networks for your smart home appliances and your personal smart devices (cell phones and computers).
- Do not click suspicious links, not by e-mail, not by SMS, and not by WhatsApp.
Webcams
Many companies and citizens make regular use of webcams for various needs, and it may be dangerous. Webcams can be cyber-hacked and through them, hackers can reach your organizational network or your home network.
In case of unwanted takeover on devices on the house, disconnect the hub from the internet, either by shutting down the device itself or by disconnecting it using the settings menu. Then you should contact your internet provider for clarifications and for reinforcing your settings against hacking.