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Parenting and the Effects of Spending a Year in a Pandemic

Parenting and the Effects of Spending a Year in a Pandemic

Its been a long year for all of us. The globe has been dealing with the ups and downs of a pandemic. Our brain has been on high alert for a year plus whether we admit it to ourselves or not. A brain on high alert causes all of us to feel overwhelmed and tired. A hyperaware brain will either react in a rigid way or a chaotic way.

A Parenting Expert & A Pediatrician Speak Parenting (Video)

A Parenting Expert & A Pediatrician Speak Parenting (Video)

Ever wanted to hear two professionals who have devoted their schooling, time and efforts to families speak to one another? Here is your chance, they plan to talk about parenting in pandemic times, screens, sleep, feeding, the school age years, the teen years and hopefully much more.

Top 11 Parenting Questions Answered for Peace of Mind

 Top 11 Parenting Questions Answered for Peace of Mind

I don't know about all of you but August seemed to pass by in a flash. It feels like I blinked and all of a sudden we were in September. August also felt exhausting for me primarily because I spent a lot of the month thinking about the losses I have experienced thus far and looking forward to yet another season without much change or clarity around my family and me.

Many schools, companies and media networks reached out last month for my expertise. I was both humbled and overwhelmed by the task. But I felt a great sense of gratitude that I could be that source of information for so many. I have put together the questions that seemed to repeat in all of these spaces and I want to share them with you:

The New School Year & What to Let Go

The New School Year & What to Let Go

My children started virtual school last week. Last week before they began, I cried because I was thinking about what they are missing out on. I remember 7th and 10th grade and what it meant for me.
But there's an important rule in parenting;

Making Decisions as Parents During Pandemic Times

Making Decisions as Parents During Pandemic Times

We are at a phase of these pandemic times in which decision making has become a burden and a cause of anxiety. Most of the questions I am getting from parents are around how to make the best decision for their children taking into account their children's health and their emotional well being.

Talking About the School Decision (VIDEO)

Talking About the School Decision (VIDEO)

This video is to help one another speak about the school decision and other difficult decisions we are making at this time. This is for grandparents, family members, and friends. There are many difficult decision that parents and families are making and there is a way to support one another without

Why "Parents Just Don't Understand" Teens In Times of Stress (Video)

Why "Parents Just Don't Understand" Teens In Times of Stress (Video)

There are many baffling behaviors of teens. For many parents of teens the behavior they could slightly tolerate is now exacerbated by the quarantine. Watch Lina Acosta Sandaal, child development expert and psychotherapist and Cristy Clavijo-Kish, mom of twin teens, explain the behavior and how to manage it while sheltering at home.