Parenting
What To Do When Your Virtual Learning Routine Starts to Unravel
09/30/2020As parents, we live by our routines. Even if you were the “fly by the seat of your pants” type when you were childless, you likely instituted some (if not a lot of) routines once you had kids to protect your sanity and keep things humming along. Routines are good…
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5 Tips for Keeping Kids Socialized During Virtual Learning
09/24/2020Coming into 2020, who knew that virtual learning would become so integrated into our lives? Having the technology and resources in place to provide learning continuity during the pandemic quarantines has been helpful. But many of us are still struggling to reconcile the benefits with some of the consequences of…
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Lesson Planning for At-Home Learning with Preschoolers
08/31/2020With the unexpected school closings brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents found themselves in the unfamiliar role of serving as teachers for at-home schooling. Many of us discovered quickly that being an effective teacher goes well beyond simple instruction. It requires developing a plan that prepares you and…
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Secure Your Virtual Network for At-Home Learning
08/26/2020With the recent acceleration of virtual learning due to the COVID-19 outbreak, going online has become an integral part of a child’s education. Without a safe and reliable network, learning online can both frustrating and frightening. Fortunately, there are some easy things you can do to ensure your child has…
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We Sent Our Children Back to Child Care... And Here’s What Happened
08/25/2020Parents everywhere understandably have some apprehension about whether or not to send their children back to child care. Let’s face it – it was never an easy decision to send your child to child care in the first place, whether they were 6 weeks old or a year old or…
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