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PARENTING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
DIGEST OF HELPFUL PARENTING ARTICLES DURING COVID-19

 The current pandemic is an unprecedented challenge, and all of us can use a little reassurance and guidance at times. B-PEN is launching a new digest of helpful articles we’ve discovered via parent bloggers and insightful journalists. Let us know if you run across something that’s been particularly helpful or resonates with you – we’ll keep updating this as we get more information, so check back often. And follow us on Facebook for the latest info as it arrives!  

HELPFUL WEBINARS - 
   **McLean Hospital has a new series of webinars on COVID-19 & Mental Health
   **Parenting During COVID-19: A Guide to Managing (Child) Anxiety is a free webinar from Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) at Boston University  geared towards parents and caregivers, available via their website and YouTube: 
http://sites.bu.edu/childcardresearch/coronavirus-resources/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnghCQ6xN-k&feature=youtu.be 
   **Minding Your Mind offered “Teens, Tweens &Quarantines,” by Jon Mattleman
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This could be a very helpful virtual series about helping kids manage their anxiety... https://mailchi.mp/massadvocates/weekly-chat-3-anxiety
 
With schools now closed for the remainder of the school year, Massachusetts' Office of Youth & Young Adult Services providers' new "School Closure Resource Guide" offers a range of helpful info... https://sites.google.com/view/oyyas-resource-guide/home…
 
And here’s some guidance that may help if your students are having trouble keeping up with school expectations,... http://creatingpositivefutures.com/10-mistakes-students-m…/…
 
Quality rather than quantity may be a better criteria for screen time limits during COVID-19... https://www.nytimes.com/…/manage-screen-time-coronavirus.ht…
 
New activities and ideas for supporting kids who miss their old lives and are stressed from all the bad news...https://www.commonsensemedia.org/…/how-to-protect-kids-ment…
 
Mass.gov has recently put some excellent family emotional health resources on its website... https://www.mass.gov/…/maintaining-emotional-health-well-be…
 
Parents who are "not OK" and also not alone... https://gen.medium.com/parents-are-not-ok-66ab2a3e42d9
 
The organization Minding Your Mind has come up with some terrific resources for "Managing Mental Health in Uncertain Times"... https://mindingyourmind.org/
 
"Teens are not made for isolation, which makes COVID-19 especially hard on them. Here's how to help your teenager to see the bigger picture."
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/…/how_to_help_teens_shelte…
 
Youth research organization Child Trends offers some good resources for supporting kids through the current crisis... https://www.childtrends.org/…/resources-for-supporting-chil…
 
Grown & Flown offers some excellent parenting topics that grapple with our current situation -- and beyond... https://grownandflown.com/category/family-2/parenting/
 
An open letter to HS seniors from an insightful teacher who really gets what they're going through ...https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/…/la-teacher-of-the-year-…/…
 
This could be very helpful if someone is more comfortable texting about mental health issues than calling a phone hotline... https://www.npr.org/…/what-weve-learned-from-the-data-on-cr…
The Resilience Project in Newton has an excellent newsletter with lots of great info, plus news of a helpful webinar... https://mailchi.mp/…/the-resilience-project-newsletter-welc…
 
Self care takes many forms... https://messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/tem…/oakv2…
 
Seniors are hearing back from colleges, but with campuses closed for visits, decisions can be tough... https://www.nytimes.com/…/coronavirus-college-visits-high-s…

With coronavirus closings, tours for admitted students are off the table. Here are some workarounds in this time of social distancing.

Even in normal circumstances, "Graduations are a mourning as well as a celebration." How we can help teens process... https://www.wbur.org/…/the-class-of-2020-graduation-prom-co…

Let ourselves off the hook a little …  https://www.nytimes.com/…/st…/productivity-coronavirus.html…
 
An excellent piece on parenting in the time of Covid-19 - a lot to consider... https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/parenting-tips-coronavirus/
  
Good tips to help kids feel some sense of control… http://epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=542aea36-12cc-4ca6-a587-7a1f8c83d5da&fbclid=IwAR0nWLmksc4KzaHjWV_4QfJBsm4EMFeuaAy51QhHg7H1JpE-90VM2UgTt58
 
Some basic tips for helping sensitive children… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/parenting/coronavirus-help-anxious-kid.html
 
A very astute article about what we're all probably experiencing…  https://hbr.org/20…/…/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
 
The power of cooking to engage kids... https://www.nytimes.com/…/…/24/dining/baking-with-kids.html…
 
This is very helpful given the family anxiety level these days... https://adaa.org/…/how-talk-your-anxious-child-or-teen-about

Insightful reminder to help kids learn to express their anxieties by opening up about our own... https://www.screenagersmovie.com/…/feeling-anxious-talking-…
 
Recovery reassurance and resources... https://www.bostonglobe.com/…/youre-not-alone-how-recover…/…
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  • HOME
  • Teen Health Topics
    • Brookline Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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    • Teens & Driving
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    • Parenting through the Pandemic
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