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A lot of you have asked for my thoughts on how we’re dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as pare
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A lot of you have asked for my thoughts on how weâre dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as parents.
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Hi, {NAME}!
A lot of you have asked for my thoughts on how weâre dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic as parents. Every child is different and you know your kids best, but I jotted down a few thoughts that might encourage you or give you a starting point...
1. Donât dismiss your kidsâ feelings.
Feelings are not right or wrong and no one can tell you how you feel or donât feel. Itâs what you choose to do with those feelings that matters most. Give them space to talk about whatever it is they are feeling â anger, sadness, loneliness, grief, frustration, boredom.
2. Donât preach sermons.
I know itâs easy to want to use this as a way to teach valuable life lessons... but probably way more than sermons, your kids just need a listening ear and empathy. And trust me, your kids ARE going to learn many valuable lessons from this, but a listening ear goes a long way to help them feel seen, heard, and loved.
3. Donât stress yourself out trying to get it all right.
There is no manual on how to parent well through COVID-19. Weâre all just doing the best we can do! When you feel overwhelmed or unsure how to handle a situation, itâs okay to acknowledge this and give yourself some grace. If you are a Christian, this is an amazing opportunity to cry out to the Lord for wisdom and direction for how to respond and love your kids well.
4. Do remember that you set the tone for your home.
If you are extremely stressed and irritable, itâs going to trickle down to your kids and make them feel stressed and on edge. Make sure youâre not spreading yourself too thin so that you are completely zapped and exhausted.
5. Do relax some of your usual rules/standards.
We are allowing a lot more sleeping in, PJ-wearing, screen time, and junk food eating than usual. Yes, I probably just lost some followers over admitting that, but I feel like a lot has been taken away from our kids right now and as long youâre doing your chores and school, Iâm pretty chill about a lot of other things in this season.
6. Do look for the humor in everything.
Weâve laughed so hard as a family in the last few weeks â over so many ridiculous things. Laughter has been such good medicine for us and weâve sought to find the funny in the ordinary.
What would you add to my list? I'd love to hear!
-Crystal
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