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Parents need to take care of themselves so they can take care of their kids during this crisis.
PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH
BY LAURA VLADIMIROVA AND EVELYN GAMA
These are trying times. In addition to all of the small worries parents carry around daily,
we’ve now added coronavirus and all the unknowns that come with it.
Many parents are going through their days in a state of heightened anxiety. Some
parents are beginning to make difficult decisions about how best to ride out the health
recommendations — schools closing, social distancing, and constant hand washing — while
maintaining a sense of normalcy for themselves and their children
Stop. Take a big, beautiful, and deep breath. We’re going to keep going. We’re going to find
new ways to be normal, to find big, hearty laughs, and celebrate joy with our children.
Learning to manage this current state of anxiety and fighting for joy is a fight worth having.
In fact, it is more important now than ever.
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SELF-LOVE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
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