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8 Questions To Ask Before Putting Your Child Through Online Schooling
COVID-19 is making the country think about how it functions in every way. One new decision parents have is to make a choice, send their child to school or do online schooling? This blog provides some questions to think about in this decision.
Blog #12: Children and Racism
On May 25, 2020, a Black Minnesota man was killed by a white police officer. This sparked protests across the country bringing awareness to the injustice and anger towards racism.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Going Back Outside
Many states have reopened or are in the process of reopening businesses. Over the next several weeks, we’ll be returning back to the outside world after being at home for so long. Nothing should be rushed, but steps should be taken purposefully.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Productivity at Home
It has been months since many of us started working from home. As we have gotten used to being at home, somehow it isn’t the same. Today’s post will talk about what may be missing.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Questions and Children
Worry about what will happen and what life will look like can be concerning during this pandemic. It becomes really hard when a child asks tough questions about the crisis and figuring out how to respond to the child.
COVID-19 Blog Series: The “Fixing” Reflex
Even as some places in the country are opening up, many of us are still spending time with our significant others and loved ones at home. It’s easy to not feel heard or just to try to “fix” the other person’s problem. Today, I’ll talk about that “fixing” reflex and what to do instead.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Screen Time
We’ve all heard about the dangers of spending too much time in front of the screen. However, during this COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to reduce that time. This post is to explore good and bad screen time.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Work/School Environment
Working from home often sounds like a dream job. However, if you don’t set up your environment to be productive, it can be hard to get work done. This post talks about making your home environment better for work or for learning for your children.
COVID-19 Blog Series: COVID Resolutions
Now that many of you are settling into your new routines, it might be tempting to set up ambitious goals of learning or trying new things. Like New Year’s resolutions, how do you keep from failing them?
COVID-19 Blog Series: Introductions
Who are Joon and Dr. Sam? This post is a brief introduction of who we are and our goals for this website.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Taking Care of Yourself
During this COVID-19 crisis, you may have noticed that you act differently. Not as productive as usual, change in mood, tired, and so on. This crisis could be taking a toll on you. These are some ways you can take care of yourself during this pandemic.
COVID-19 Blog Series: Home Structure
So many people have lost their normal way of life because of COVID-19. Though it doesn’t sound like a lot, this is a complete change to almost everything. It can be stressful, especially if you don’t take control of it. This blog post has some tips on taking control of your daily routines.