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Good Days and Bad D
aysD
uring Lockdown
Having a bad day
Having a good day
Good D
ays and Bad D
ays During Lockdow
n
Having a bad day
1. Jasmine is bored – so are her M
um and D
ad. They are watching TV
but Jasm
ine wants to go out. S
he says, “I am going to play badm
inton.” Her
parents say , “No!”
2. James sm
ashes up his bedroom. H
e feels angry. He runs out of the house,
but a friendly policeman stops him
. He w
alks home w
ith him and listens to
him. Jam
es says, “I just need some exercise.”
3. Kali is fed up. S
he has a lea!et about a fair. She w
ants to go, but she can’t. S
he throws it in the bin.
4. Lisa goes for her daily walk. S
he says someone sitting dow
n reading and goes to say hello. That’s not social distancing! The w
oman gets up quickly
and rushes off. Lisa rings a friend when she gets hom
e and talks about about how
she feels.
Having a good day
1. Susie
Susie w
akes after a good night’s sleep. She looks forw
ard to a day at home. S
he has som
e breakfast and then washes up. S
he looks at her timetable for the day
– she loves dancing so the plan is to join in an online dance class (like the ones by D
ance Syndrome!). It’s tim
e to relax with a cup of tea, chatting to her M
um,
then she watches som
e TV. Susie has a relaxing bath ready for bed. S
he has eaten w
ell, had some exercise, learnt som
ething new and done ordinary everyday things.
Importantly she helped her M
um/ carer in the kitchen and had tim
e for a chat.
2. George
George and his cat w
ake up. George gets w
ashed and shaved. He helps M
um
put his dirty clothes in the washing m
achine and she irons the clean clothes before he puts them
on. George has planned his day – usually he goes running
with his friends, but he m
ust go for a walk on his ow
n until lockdown ends. H
is m
um w
aves goodbye and says, “Don’t get close to anyone – see you soon.”
George has a relaxing bath before bed.
3. Janet and Kim
Janet and Kim
think about their boyfriends and keeping in touch with them
. They decide to use the phone but they could use an online video app or a m
essaging app.
4. PhilPhil reads a w
ordless book with his M
um. H
e loves music and teaches him
self to play guitar. H
is sister claps along.
5. FredFred and Louisa prepare and enjoy a m
eal together. Later, Fred gets some
exercise in the garden.
These short stories show how
to look after our mental health and w
ellbeing, and how
important it is to be connected to other people and to belong.
The BELO
NG
Manifesto rem
inds us of the six things we can do each day to keep
well. Plan your day around these six things and help the people you care about
to plan too. Som
e of the activities suggested in the manifesto aren’t allow
ed during lockdow
n (like swim
ming and hugging), but there are still lots of other
choices.
This is especially especially important during periods of isolation and lockdow
n, as being lonely can affect both m
ental and physical health. This might include
being irritable, sad or angry or might lead to the person stopping com
municating
or neglecting healthy sleep, exercise, regular meal tim
es or spending all the tim
e playing games on a phone or com
puter or watching N
ews.
The Books B
eyond Words series
All our stories are available as paperbacks and ebooks, so you can read them
w
herever you are. Here are som
e stories you might enjoy w
hile you’re staying at hom
e:
Belonging (2018) S
heila Hollins, Valerie S
inason and Access A
ll Areas artists,
illustrated by Lucy Bergonzi. K
ali is lonely. She has no real friends and no reason
to leave the house to socialise; comm
unity activities seem rem
ote and pointless to her. W
hen things go wrong, K
ali "nds herself in a position to help Stefan, another
vulnerable and lonely person. In the aftermath, they forge a friendship and begin
to "nd themselves in the centre of a com
mun-ity w
here they feel they belong.
Speaking U
p for Myself (reprinted 2017) by S
heila Hollins, Jackie D
owner, Linnett
Farquarson and Oyepeju R
aji, illustrated by Lisa Kopper. H
aving an intellectual disability and being from
an ethnic minority group can m
ake it hard to get good services. N
atalie learns to "x problems by being assertive and getting help from
som
eone she trusts.
Making Friends and H
ug Me, Touch M
e (both 2015, 2nd edition) by Sheila H
ollins and Terry R
oth, illustrated by Beth W
ebb. These books tell the stories of Neil and
Janet who w
ant to get to know new
people but go about it in the wrong w
ay. The stories tell how
they learn when you can and can’t touch other people.
The Dram
a Group (2015) by H
ugh Grant, S
heila Hollins and N
igel Hollins,
illustrated by Lisa Kopper. D
ean goes to the theatre with his fam
ily. He enjoys
it so much his friend Jam
es encourages him to go to a dram
a group. He’s very
nervous and "nds it hard to join in at "rst. But once he gets to know
people he has a really good tim
e, doing both backstage roles and acting.
Falling in Love (1999) by Sheila H
ollins, Wendy Perez and A
dam A
bdelnoor, illustrated by B
eth Webb. This story follow
s the relationship between M
ike and Janet from
their "rst date through to deciding to become engaged to be m
arried.
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A N
ew H
ome in the C
omm
unity (2015, 2nd edition) by Sheila H
ollins and Deborah
Hutchinson, illustrated by B
eth Webb. S
imon has to leave his long-stay hospital
for a group home w
here he soon discovers that his new friends are there to help.
This book is designed to help people with intellectual disabilities m
ake a happy transition to a new
home.
George G
ets Sm
art (2001) by Sheila H
ollins, Margaret Flynn and Philippa R
ussell, illustrated by C
atherine Brighton. G
eorge’s life changes when he learns how
to keep clean and sm
art. People no longer avoid being with him
and he enjoys the com
pany of his work m
ates and friends.