pandemic parenting
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How to Help Kids With ADHD Learn From Home
We all have our own unique challenges during this time; no one is completely free from the stress a pandemic brings. But parents of kids with ADHD in particular struggled with — and perhaps gave up entirely on — virtual learning when things first shut down this spring. Unfortunately, that “oh, who even gives a…
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How to Trick-or-Treat Inside Your Home
Each month of parenting during a pandemic brings with it a slew of questions parents never thought they’d have to ask themselves. Will my kid actually meet his teacher in person this year? They’ll take their masks off for school pictures, right? And now, of course, there’s, Can my kids even go trick-or-treating? Should they go?…
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Parents Don’t Need Self-Care, They Need Help
Even before the pandemic hit, it became popular to prioritise “self care.” Parenting podcasts like One Bad Mother have long discussed the challenges parents (particularly mothers) face in finding balance: One of their signature phrases is “I am a self,” a fact we’re meant to remind ourselves of when we feel like anything but a…
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Will a Halloween Mask Protect You From COVID?
New U.S. CDC guidelines are out with recommendations for spring and summer holiday celebrations — including Halloween. Many of the recommendations will sound familiar: Indoor gatherings are generally more risky than outdoor gatherings. The longer the duration and bigger the group of people, the higher the risk. Travelling is riskier than keeping it local. But…