COVID-19

We know the fallout from this "invasion" of our normal lives is multifaceted. There is the health and safety, for sure. However, there are parenting and educational challenges, and the elephant in the room: Fear.  We hope that the links below will help provide guidance, wisdom and hope for the days ahead.

 

Parenting

Dear School Districts, It's Not the Access, Stop Yelling Please

Family Time, Focus on the Family

How to Talk to Your Kids, Focus on the Family

How to Talk with your Kids, Imperfect Families

Talking with Children, CDC

Things to Do With Your Family, Crosswalk

Maine Beaches: What's Open, What's Closed, WGME

Covid-19 Navigating Your Concerns, Homeschoolers of Maine

"Life in the Time of Quarantine," HSLDA

What Are You Doing to Get Through These Days? 14 Things that Help, Grown & Flown

How to Stay Connected in the Era of Social Distancing, Downeast

 

Educating

Finish the Year Strong, Homeschoolers of Maine, Brandi Schunk

40 Old-Fashioned Skills Kids Need to Know, Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls

Learning About the Virus, Brainpop

Coronavirus Kids Guide, Livescience 

Kids Guide to Covid 19, Slim Goodbody, Youtube

A Kids Guide to Covid 19, Slim Goodbody, Book Announcement

How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus, PBS

How to Create the Ideal Homeschool Environment, HSLDA

How To Give Your Kids A Really Good Education While They Are Out of School, Michael Farris

Covid-19 Memory Books, Homeschoolers of Maine 

Suddenly Schooling at Home Virtual Support, HSLDA

 

 

Staying Healthy

Be Healthy through Chiropractic Care, American Chiropractic Association

Be Healthy through Integrative Health, Dayspring Integrative Health

Be Healthy through Nutrition, Nutrition.org

Stress and Coping During Coronavirus, CDC

Eating Right During Coronavirus, eatright.com

You Shouldn't Be Wearing Gloves to Go Grocery Shopping, MSN

Quarantine Cooking, You Need A Budget

 

Reducing Fear

11-Step Emotional Health Checklist During the COVID-19 Crisis, Focus on the Family

God is Still Right Here, Focus on the Family, Dr. James Dobson 

Anxiety, Waiting and the Coronavirus, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

Covid-19: Living by Probabilities or Providence, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation

Encouragement in the Midst of Covid-19, Paul Washer

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger, Chris Irvin, M.S. on Medium

Pandemic Hardening Can Make America Great, Daniel Greenfield, Front Page Mag

Homesteading and Preparedness, Backwoods Home