High school student staying home to protect family from coronavirus Clara Kirby-McIntosh relies on her routines to help her meet her goals. Now, because of COVID-19, the 18-year-old is doing her final year of high school online at home in Mississauga, Ontario. Because she’s autistic, she’s had to find new ways to keep up her […]
Small tweaks to what and how you ask can give you a true sense of how your child is actually coping — beyond “yes,” “no” and fine.” By Catherine Pearson Kids have been through a lot since the COVID-19 pandemic began: school closures, massive changes to how they socialize and unrelenting uncertainty about what comes […]
By Joanna Pearlstein Let’s just get this out of the way: Don’t feel guilty. That’s the advice experts offer to parents who are worrying about how to keep their kids fit during the coronavirus pandemic, especially as the days get shorter, the weather begins to cool and options for playing outside diminish. Although the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that […]
