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…
Keeping Children and Adults Busy
Continuing with our occupations and staying resilient
We are worried about our children, our old parents and other loved ones who are incapable of taking care of themselves. However, we should not forget to take care of ourselves too. In times of crisis, when we are nervous and restless, occupations and activities available in our immediate surroundings carry therapeutic powers: they help us regulate our feelings, ease our tension and stay resilient.
Here are a few examples:
Self-regulating occupations
Inwards
- Breathe! Inhale slowly, counting down to 10, and exhale the air out slowly.
- Find some smells, sounds and tastes that calm us and make us happy.
- Find some time to connect with ourselves, right here, right now, using yoga, mindfulness or meditation.
Outwards
- Share our thoughts and feelings with others, or write them down.
- Clear some time for volunteering, either alone or with our family.
- Stay in touch with family and friends. Meet them in person or use digital means to stay in contact.
- Ask the neighbors how they are doing. Give a helping hand to those around us.
Routine occupations
Indoors
- Continue our self-grooming routine: nutritious food, adequate fluid intake, showers, and wearing clean clothes.
- Clear some time for creative occupations, clean and arrange those corners of the house that we have not gotten to in a long time.
- Consume relaxing or interesting content like books, movies, series or music, either on our own or with others.
Outdoors
- Go out for walks.
- Engage in other forms of physical activity, either on our own or with others.
- Go out to visit others or to run errands close to home, in accordance with the guidelines of the Home Front Command.
It is important to keep busy, especially children, especially during emergency
Occupations have therapeutic powers that help build resilience. They help set goals, provide meaning and develop a sense of belonging. With just a little planning, you can integrate resilience-building occupations into your daily routine, using the available means at your home. Here are some examples:
- A quiet and cozy corner. Prepare a quiet and cozy corner where the children will enjoy playing and relaxing. Put some beanbags, comfortable blankets, a ball tent; some toys that they can wrap their mouths around like blowers, straws, balloons and bubble blowers (inhaling and exhaling are very helpful in self-regulation and relaxation).
- Games revolving around food. Cook together and be creative about it. Pay attention to all of the senses. Learn about measurements and weights. Set the table. Sort the dishes and utensils. Learn shapes and geometry by folding napkins into origami folds.
- Pretend and make-believe games. Bring out the costume trunk. Make-believe games help processing and expressing feelings and experiences. Pretend to be superheroes, TV characters, animals or any other character that your children like.
- Play together and apart. Choose games that all players want to win. Board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, word games, task games, painting with various colors and substances on different surfaces.
- Motion games. Games that involve motion secret hormones, improve the mood and ease feelings of distress. Try some finger or hand games, some dancing, "the floor is lava", "airplane" and more.
- Roles at home. Assign chores to your children. Roles and responsibilities help children feel empowered and competent. Let the children feed the pets, clear out the dishwasher, fold the laundry, take out the trash, sort boxes for the recycle bins.
- Social life, in accordance with the guidelines of the Home Front Command. Encourage the children to return to their various afterschool programs and youth movements, whether in-person or via Zoom, and to stay in touch with family and friends over the phone, by video calls or by text messages.
- Before bed: play "roll the burrito" with your child by wrapping them tightly in their blanket, exerting pleasant pressure on them. This pressure is pleasant and helps the child self-regulate, relax and fall asleep.
Staying active on Efsharibbari (the Ministry of Health's website on active and healthy living)