Parents are dealing with a bevy of challenges during the pandemic, from juggling the demands of work and home life, especially with kids doing remote schooling, to helping everyone in the family cope with anxiety, isolation and health concerns. We'll discuss the range of pandemic-related problems, and get some advice on ways to handle them.
Guests
Daniel J. Puhlman,assistant professor of family studies, College of Education and Human Development, University of Maine in Orono; licensed marriage and family therapist
Sarah MacLaughlin, child development specialist, author, parenting educator, licensed social worker
Brian Duff, professor of political science, University of New England
Dr. Ross Greene, author, clinical child psychologist
Jenny Eastman, early childhood educator
Resources
- Community Learning for ME
- Lives in the Balance
- Zero to Three parenting
- The parental burnout crisis has reached a tipping point
- COVID Vaccine Developer on Working 15-Hour Days While Parenting 2 Kids: ‘It’s Been Crazy’
- Parent Survival Guide: The perfect antidote to parenting during a pandemic
- Parenting Behaviors Associated With Positive Changes in Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic
- Co-Parenting During the Pandemic: How to Keep Things Civil and Safe
- How to talk to your kids about what happened in Washington
- Help stressed out babies and toddlers during the pandemic
