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The Trauma that Remains: Healing after the Pandemic
The promise of a COVID-19 vaccine gives us a reason to get life back to “normal.” But life for many is not going to be "normal" again for a long time. Even if we all get vaccinated, WE will be different. Over the course of the pandemic, the world has faced a prolonged traumatic event, and that trauma changes our individual brains. When the pandemic ends, we must begin to heal together.
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Isolation Imagination: Fun things to do with your family during shutdown (Part 1)
Suffering from COVID-19 fatigue? We definitely are.
So we've created a running series of blog posts to share some of our fun and socially distant activity ideas, in case you want to try them too! I'm calling them quarantivities (quarantine activities - love it!?)!
These are family friendly, socially distant, healthy and safe ideas for new and different activities to do with your family!
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The Kids Are Not Alright: Child Distress during Pandemic Shutdowns and How to Help
It can be easy to overlook the complex emotions of children during the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns. But like adults, they are experiencing new challenges of isolation, grief, and fear. Because children might not have the words yet, they often communicate distress non-verbally. Read for signs of distress in young children and ways we can help them through these difficult times.