If you’re parenting through the pandemic, you’re doing something that hasn’t been done in this country in 100 years.
Nothing—nobody—has prepared you for this.
Let me give you a boost of encouragement.
You are doing better than you think. Give yourself a break. Cut yourself some slack. Lower your expectations.
As long as the kids are fed and safe—what you’re doing and how you’re managing this is good enough.
This quote about parenting through the pandemic says it well:
You’ll find even more encouragement about parenting through the pandemic in this article by Tara Haelle.
Here’s one of my favorite quotes from it:
“I think we maybe underestimate how severe the adversity is and that people may be experiencing a normal reaction to a pretty severe and ongoing, unfolding, cascading disaster. It’s important to recognize that it’s normal in a situation of great uncertainty and chronic stress to get exhausted and to feel ups and downs, to feel like you’re depleted or experience periods of burnout.”
“This is a once in a lifetime experience. It’s expecting a lot to think we’d be managing this really well.”
~Ann Masten, PhD, a psychologist and professor of child development at the University of Minnesota
Encourage yourself today—not by managing perfectly today—but by doing this.
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