The expectations for being āperfectā during quarantine can add up. The best thing we can do right now is give ourselves what our friends offer us so willingly ā the reminder that we are enough.
Staying On Track With Thomas
19 May
Weāve all felt rushed at times, and this can lead to accidental omissions. How can we slow down, and make sure we keep track of what matters? This is the challenge that Thomas the Tank Engineā¢ faces in the book Thomasā Train. It is the fourth in Caribuās series of Thomas & Friendsā¢ 75th Anniversary Video Read Alouds featuring Kevin Jonas.
Helping Your Child Sleep Well During This Difficult Time
13 May
There are lots of reasons why sleep has become more difficult for your children, but three main ones come to mind: schedule changes, lack of physical activity, and higher levels of anxiety. Our schedules are no longer as consistent as they were. Bedtimes and rise times are often a moving target when there’s no school bus coming. And, homeschooling while juggling work and other responsibilities can make it hard to find the time to help your kids get the kind of physical activity that can help them sleep well at night. Finally, your children may be picking up on your own anxiety and may be asking for a bit more help than is typical to get to sleep at night. What can we do about these issues?
Seven (Very Honest) Mothers on Quarantine Parenting
09 May
Overnight, I had been handed the one thing I so fiercely desiredātimeāand yet I was miserable. Social media and unrelenting Ikea commercials featuring happy families thriving in isolation suggested that my feelings were abnormal. I was beginning to agree with them. I needed help.
Siblings Fighting More During Lockdown? Here’s What Parents Can Do.
07 May
Being stuck inside with your kids for an indefinite amount of time due to a global pandemic is stressful enough. It’s even worse when those kids can’t stop bickering. For many parents, this is the new reality. Siblings, cooped up and frustrated, are fighting more than they normally might, and nobody can escape.
The Kids Are Alright
01 May
For the first time in my childrenās lives, they are not being rushed to put on shoes or get out the door. There are no scheduled piano lessons or gymnastics classes for which we cannot be late. No standardized tests. No carpools or playdates or summer day-camps that we frantically booked months in advance.
This Is What Pandemic Homeschooling Looks Like
27 Apr
…much can learned from activities that are less formal and more spontaneous than classroom work. And so, over the past seven weeks, we’ve established a good routine that is helping us all to cope.