COVID-19:
One year later… BY JEN LINDBECK, WELCOME BABY COORDINATOR
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t has been over a year since the first “two week” lockdown and here we are, a world completely changed by a global pandemic. Remember those first two weeks of schedules, home projects, sourdough starters, and Tiger King? Our dear, sweet selves were going to make the very best of such a weird situation. Today, after adaptations to our norms and then pivots in our new norms and then more adjustments to those new norms, for better or worse we have learned some things. Parents with young kiddos, have had a particularly challenging time of it and yet here is what I see:
demands of work and other obligations – it’s not easy and yet somehow parents have figured it out. They have reached out and received help. They have learned new technologies, how to do common core math, and how to let some things go in the face of unparalleled challenges. A child may be understandably behind a bit in school, but they have gained insight into grit, determination,
Resiliency With each curve ball, I see parents adapting and overcoming. The circumstances are not ideal. Homeschooling your child while balancing the 4
April 2021
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