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โFocus on the presentโ -- New tools to help overwhelmed parents handle back-to-school from home
Read full article: โFocus on the presentโ -- New tools to help overwhelmed parents handle back-to-school from homeDETROIT โ The COVID-19 pandemic has shown everyone how easy it can be to feel overwhelmed, and that is especially true for parents. We hear so much about self care these days, but what do parents really need to get through this back to school season heading into fall? โOne of the things I heard this summer again in preparation for fall was to on focus on the next 20 feet,โ Hay said. If Iโm having a bad day, then only think about that day. โSometimes people will say pick one or two activities per child, but Iโm really following the take one or two activities per family,โ Hay said.
How to speak to your children about โunknowns'
Read full article: How to speak to your children about โunknowns'And if parents are feeling stressed, the children probably are too. More than half of all parents in a recent survey said their children are feeling anxious or depressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trust in the world and trust in our parents,โ Rockwell said. โAs adults weโre afraid and so how can our children do anything but absorb that feeling and also feel afraid?โ Rockwell asked. So weโre exercising this muscle, the brain and we canโt do it without making friends with our brain when weโre very anxious,โ Rockwell said.