Now that we’re all working—and playing—from home every day, I figured it was as good a time as any to take a look at my kids’ play area. Since there seems to be a resurging interest in Montessori (an individualized approach to education and child development based on self-directed activity and hands-on learning), it seemed like a great opportunity to put a few of its principles to the test.
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With rules of social distancing in full effect, kids are spending a lot more time indoors — and online. Everything from online school to homework help to birthday parties have moved into the digital space — including extra-curricular fun. While there are still DIY crafts, indoor activities, and backyard games to keep them entertained IRL, they can also take to the internet for dozens of livestreams for kids that give them a little mental vacation.
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Don’t Freak Out About Quarantine Screen Time: The evidence directly linking children’s screen time to cognitive and social harm seems, in reality, to be paper thin. Staying home is the best thing we can all do to stem the spread of Covid-19. That means our families’ screen time is about to go through the roof — even when the kids aren’t attending classes on Zoom or Google Hangouts — and that’s fine.
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If you have a newborn and have tested positive for the coronavirus or if you are breastfeeding an infant and worried about getting infected, you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed and confused by the conflicting guidance about how to best deliver breast milk to your baby.
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