Tag: quarantine
Online vs On-Campus Learning
Deciding between online learning vs. on-campus learning has been a difficult choice for families, many balancing worries about the coronavirus with the social and...
Recess at Home :: 5 Activities to Get Your Kids Moving
With the dawn of virtual education, many parents are taking on unprecedented educational challenges. Even the parents whose students are opting into virtual school,...
Back to {Virtual} School
As a mom of 4 school-aged children, this year’s back to school is like no other. Virtual school is new for many households. I’m...
Supporting Students’ Emotional Well-Being During School Re-entry
As schools prepare for on-campus classes for the first time since March, students may be feeling a bit anxious due to the pandemic's uncertainty.
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“You’re Not a Terrible Mom”: My New Pandemic Mantra
"You're not a terrible Mom" is the mantra I have whispered to myself at least 15 times a day since March 7, the day...
Rage Mulching: A Tale of Blowing Off Steam During a Pandemic
About a month into the pandemic, my husband got the itch to plant a vegetable garden. Though the carrots and the onions didn’t take,...
Masks for the {Tiny} Masses
If someone had told me a year ago, that masks would be the newest fashion accessory, I would've thought they were off their rockers....
Pregnancy in a Pandemic
When I first tested had a positive pregnancy test last fall, I could have never envisioned my pregnancy would unfold the way it did....
Homeschool was not my Choice but my only Option…The Follow Up
A year ago I was forced into an unknown situation. My daughter was completing her sophomore year of high school, and we got word...
Threenagers And Quarantine
Okay, let me be clear. I love my threenager. But I do not currently like her. It is 12pm and she has made me...