COVID-19

Why this Mental Health Professional is Crying Every Sunday

Why this Mental Health Professional is Crying Every Sunday

I’m crying again. I am watching another episode of a competition show, but it's not the show that makes me weep. My crying is a ritual that has developed since the quarantine began in early March. Sunday has become my day to allow my feelings to flow freely without logic. I cry freely without explanation. I let tears flow because it is what my body, my mind, and my psyche need. I try not to put a story to them. I remind myself of what I say in so many of my workshops and parenting trainings: our feelings have no logic. Do not judge them. Do not tame them.

Ways to Manage Young Children While Sheltering at Home

Ways to Manage Young Children While Sheltering at Home

Parents of young children are probably the most tired and affected during this time of staying safe at home. Young children, unlike older children, do not have the ability to separate this time of sheltering at home from “normal time.”

Talking to Your Kids about COVID-19 (VIDEO Webinar)

Talking to Your Kids about COVID-19 (VIDEO Webinar)

Get your questions answered in this webinar. The panelist include a pediatrician (Dr. Aletha Maybank), an advocate for policy (Monifa Bandele of MomsRising), and our founder Lina Acosta Sandaal sharing her expertise on developmentally appropriate ways to talk to your children about COVID-19.