Lifestyle changes such as online learning, home lockdowns, social distancing requirements and mandatory mask wearing during the pandemic may have varying degrees of impact on children's mental health.
The Handbook of Psychological Reconstruction in the Aftermath of Disasters in Children, developed by the Centre for Mental Health of Children, advocates the use of "shared memories" to help respond to severe psychological stress events. Bai Ji, a 14-year-old Beijing girl, wrote and painted to share with us the special memories of the 2020 epidemic.
Bai Wen
14 years old, second-year junior high school student
Passionate about drawing, writing and sports
"They make my world forever full"
1
Every morning at 8 o'clock, the staff of the property is fully armed and disinfects the entire community.
The community has three doors, one is completely closed, one can only enter and exit vehicles, and one is left for residents. The courier was also delivered to this door, and there were two shelves at the door with the building number written on it. Receiving a call from the courier, if you can't pick it up at the first time, the thing will be placed on the shelf by the security guard.
When most people go down to pick up the courier, they just wear masks and gloves, and some wear hats and glasses. But the aunt was more careful, wearing a full protective suit and goggles each time.
2
After a few weeks of being bored at home, I definitely can't miss this sudden snowfall again! It was the longest snow I can remember this winter! I thought about it, or decided to paint myself quieter, in fact, when I had a snowball fight with my mother, I didn't admit defeat at all!
3
Because of the pandemic, we're only able to take classes at home at Microsoft Teams' Application.
Every teacher's lecture style is different, and I like to Chinese math teacher's class, and there is no difference between the class. I was attracted to the content of IS classes, such as the recent indus Valley. Music teacher recently talked about Film Music, which happened to be my favorite movie music, and through the "movie night" of the evening, I listened to the theme songs written by John Williams, James Newton Howard, Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer for different films, and what kind of feelings they had and what moments they appeared in the movie.
4
Mom is at home, golden sentences! She describes herself as "the world's least cook-loving chef", announcing a new policy every three to five minutes: "Humans don't need to eat so much, spending too much time on cooking and eating will lead to slow thinking and making bad decisions..." The meeting concluded: two meals a day, preferably one.
Of course, it was vetoed by me and my dad!
5
I spend a lot of time on the computer every day, and I occasionally feel dizzy... At this time, painting and playing the piano are the best ways to relax!
6
Finally, I can go back to my grandmother's house!
Grandma wrapped my favorite vegetarian stuffed dumplings, which contained spinach, carrots, eggs, fungus, shiitake mushrooms...
In addition, Grandma also wrapped the meat stuffing. I was the only dumpling with a vegetarian filling and a meat filling!
7
Before the online class, my mother and I spent the entire winter break here.
At breakfast, my mother would make coffee, make tea, and make me a cup of thick kumquat pear water, and then we would sit here steadily, one work, one study.
After the online class, I went back to my room. Mom set up the warmest corner of the living room as a place to bask in the sun, whether it was watching a movie, working, or reading a book, she almost stayed there.
8
I can't take cello lessons normally, so I want to learn some new songs.
Mom brought Bach's G major score for me to try to teach myself, and it took me two days to pull it down!
Although the details were far from the performance, my mother still took a video and sent it to Teacher Fang. Teacher Fang said: "Every piece of the tutorial starting from 100 pieces, every etude starting from level 4, have to be practiced 5 times a day... Turn this little disaster into the most rare harvest of your life! Finally, he added, "Practice for at least 4 hours a day." "These two days, I plan to try to practice the theme songs of several of my favorite movies.
9
In the afternoon, my mother was going to the office, and she hesitated for half a day before leaving, but decided to cut the hair curtain.
Before cutting, she repeatedly stressed to her father that she could only cut 1cm! Dad also suggested that it would be more natural to cut an arc. Mom closed her eyes reassuringly... The ending is that mom goes out the door wearing a hat.
My dad cut it for me in the evening, and although it looks jagged now, I still think my mom and I are pretty good-looking.
Painting therapy
Painting therapy is one of the methods of expressive art therapy.
Because pictures are easier to reach the subconscious level than words, painting therapy is also more able to present repressed emotions and conflicts, helping painters to achieve emotional catharsis and trauma repair in the process of painting.
Another advantage of painting therapy is that it is not limited by age, education level, and written expression ability, so it is often used in the consultation and treatment of children, autistic patients, and those who are not good at expression.
In fact, each of us can heal ourselves through painting. If you've been feeling depressed, hopeless, and uninterested in everything lately, pick up a paintbrush now!
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Edited by Ming Zhang
Wen Anne
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New Media Editor Yun
This article was originally published in Fashion Health Issue 3, 2020
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