‘Brooklyn Mom’ uses social media to keep
parents connected amid coronavirus closures
BY MEG CAPONE
As the novel coronavirus
continues to
spread and schools
across the city close,
at least one “Brooklyn
Mom” is working to take
some of the added pressure
off of parents.
Stay-at-home mother
Angie Wong is using
the Facebook group she
founded in 2015 to encourage
camaraderie
amongst parents, while
helping to educate children
and keep them
connected.
Wong founded the
“Brooklyn Moms” page
after realizing the borough
didn’t have its
own online group for
mothers. Now that the
page has over 11,000
followers, Wong says
the group has become
a source of sanity for
moms in any stage of
parenthood — and especially
during this time
of upheaval.
Amid the coronavirus
outbreak, Wong has
started inviting group
members to use online
education sources such
as “Little Fox,” and
has even started using
Facebook Live to host
some “classes.” During
the livestreams, Wong
invites teachers and tutors
to do read-along exercises
or showcase doit
yourself projects.
Wong said prior to
the closure of New York
City public schools that
she had been working
closely with those in
the borough, in hopes of
providing the Brooklyn
Moms Facebook page
with access to teaching
modules — such as online
materials and tests
tailor made for students
who are unable to come
into school for various
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Coronavirus has
been a main topic of
conversation within
the group for the last
month, Wong said, but
anxiety amongst group
members has certainly
spiked in recent days.
“Conversations regarding
the coronavirus
went from, ‘I’m going
to remain relaxed
and still plan on going
to Disney World over
spring break with my
kids’ to ‘Who has room
in their home outside
of the city where my
kids and I can hide’ in
a matter of days,” Wong
said.
According to Wong,
most families with the
means to leave the city
have already done so.
However, the reality
is much different for
parents who can’t afford
babysitters or daycare
and are forced to
quarantine within the
city. Wong also stressed
that those families who
often utilize the help
of extended family or
grandparents in more
vulnerable age groups
have been unable to.
With tensions and
fears rising, Wong said
she has been forced to
delete some posts on the
group page spreading
panic and false information.
In their place,
Wong said she has tried
to reinforce facts about
the coronavirus and restore
a sense of calm.
“We are a resourceful
group of parents,
specifi cally moms, who
may not have a cure
for the coronavirus or
perfect knowledge on
how to avoid it, but we
can help each other get
through this,” Wong
said.
Angie Wong is using the Facebook group she founded in 2015
to help coordinate a community response to coronavirus.
Photo by Angie Wong
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