The Daily meditation podcast invites all level meditators to try their hand at relaxing and resting their minds. The series of podcasts allows users to acknowledge stress or emotions and help cope to be a happier and healthier individual. This resource is an excellent guide for parents as it has daily and weekly options to follow. The podcasts encourages methods and tools for self care and dealing with stress triggers. In the context of the pandemic, it acts as an excellent resource to wind down after handling the daily stresses of working from home, parenting and life at home.
The Daylio journal allows users to tune into their daily thoughts, moods and activities. This app for iPhone and Andriod phones is a daily check in app that users can track their activities and corresponding moods on. The app will create a streak of moods and patterns that determine which activities are associated with which moods. This app is a great tool for parents to tap into how they are feeling throughout the day in terms of managing their child's school work, completing daily house work and coping with their own job.
Boomerang Health, powered by Sick Kids offers a series of workshops for Parents/Guardians to help better understand the health and emotional changes of themselves and their children. This tool allows parents to learn effective techniques to talk to their children and help manage household stress together. This is especially helpful during the pandemic as many households have a combination of working and learning from home. This workshop and resource is a great way to ensure one's mental health is maintained during a stressful time.