I'm not sure as a parent if I am coming out of this pandemic with my hands up in praise or in surrender. The last 15 months, 68 weeks, 474 days, 11,362 hours, 681,753 minutes, and 40,905,234 seconds has stretched us parents to limits we didn't know could be stretched. What started out as what we thought was a week or two parenting at home and becoming cooks, teachers, playmates, and so much more was our "normal" for longer than we anticipated. We all faced many challenges during the pandemic so I am not going to dwell on being in it but blogging about coming out of it.Parents, the last 4 months have been interesting for us. Separation anxiety, uncertainty and trying to embrace our new lives as we near the post-pandemic is a lot.
TIPS to Support Parents:
1) Some kids are still not vaccinated; hugs are not mandatory for people we see out in public so don't get offended if we inform you that our children are still practicing social distancing;
2) Be patient with kids; Seeing tons of family and friends are overwhelming;
3) Tell parents they are doing a good job; we have beat all odds and kept them alive for 15 months! lol
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