Support and coronavirus restrictions

[Dalfie2020]

Hi all,

My sister has learning disabilities and has support during the week. We are struggling thinking of things to do. She lives with my parents who are working from home at the moment. She is on support for 3 hours over 3 days. Bearing in mind my parents are around and working, does anyone have any ideas that are a bit outside the box so she can get the most out of her time but not disturb my parents too much? Things in and outside the house (obviously taking into account the current restrictions).

Thanks

Dalfie2020 x

[Sarah_Mencap]

Hello Dalfie2020

Thanks for posting - I think a lot of people are concerned about this. There are parents all over the country (world) trying to get a balance between work and parenting.

I few idea that are working for my family:

* we have come up with a timetable. We have a family meeting every morning at 9am to talk about what is happening that day.

* is your sister happy using the internet? We are watching a lot of YouTube videos, particularly the exercise ones like the Jo Wickes one - youtube.com/channel/UCAxW1X...

* if you have a garden then it can be good to get out. We have a trampoline in ours which is helpful is the weather is ok.

* is there anyone who could help with cooking? Again this fills in the time well, but does need to be supervised.

* similarly, what about arts and crafts? It is a good chance to have have a go at new things. YouTube has a lot of ideas.

I think we all need to be flexible, and do what we can. Your parents might need to rejig their working days a bit to cope. I am sure people will understand.

I am sure other people will have some other ideas too,

Good luck

Sarah

[1497]

I have breakfast, lunch and tea over face time / what’s app with my brother in care and also watch tv with him. Am going to try going for a walk with him. It all takes time

[I_am_a_sibling Survey Community friend in reply to 1497]

Love the idea of face-timing over meals 1497 , great way to stay connected.

[Sarah_Health_Policy Survey]

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[longJon6ft9]

Hi there below is some information taken from Mencap Sport's weekly email. There are also a lot of attachments with more information that went out. If you email me on [e-mail] I will forward them on to you and can include you on the weekly mail out of information:

There is also an activity video for people to follow to if that is easier:

nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitne...

Aerobics video for beginners - NHS

Start your fitness routine with this aerobics video for beginners. This 45-minute workout will help to improve your general fitness and help you reach a healthy weight.

nhs.uk

Sport England have very recently launched a brand new campaign #StayInWorkOut:

sportengland.org/stayinwork...

This has been created to support and encourage people to stay as active as possible during insolation. We are in the process of supporting Sport England to make as much of the content user friendly, but I wanted to share the campaign with you now, as although it is new, has some ideas and content that you may find useful such as the different videos. Please do share what your participants are doing to remain active on social media, using the #StayInWorkOut and #RTWC and tag @Mencap_Charity in.