Aug 23, 2020
In today's episode I speak with Psychologist Dr. Bomba who
specializes in children anxiety and Former Teacher/Parent Tracy
Samek on how to navigate the new school year during a pandemic. To
try and help us figure out what is best for our children as some
are going back to in-school learning while others are doing virtual
learning, we tackle some of the biggest challenges we face. We
discuss children and parent's anxieties plus some really good tips
on setting our children up for a successful school year.
Show notes:
- The best way to help your children through this pandemic is to be open and honest with them. Give them a safe place to express their feelings.
- If they worry about getting the virus talk them through the steps you would take to help them feel better. Paint a picture of how you will nurse them back to health.
- Anxiety is a human condition. Everyone has it.
- When talking with your children about anxiety come from a place of empathy and acknowledge the confusion and frustration that kids might be experiencing.
- If your family is handling the circumstances different than other families, acknowledge their confusion and let them know that you are doing what you think is best for your family.
- Remote Learning: Find a System that works for your children. Create a physical space for them. Have them pick out school supplies to get buy in from them.
- We discuss tools to help them get set up for success for the new school year.
- Problem solve with your child and use logic to try to shrink their worries.
- How to deal with your High School and 8th Grade Students who are not having a "normal" senior year.
- You need to make a shift in thinking from this is a temporary situation to this is our new normal.
- There are 3 types of learners: Auditory, Visual and Kinesthetic. We discuss which one learns best with virtual learning and tools on how to help each different type of learner.
- Good websites to help compensate virtual learning: outschool.com and use a response journal.
- How we can help our children learn how to figure out information and transfer is to everyday life. They will learn how to schedule and plan.
- How we can deal with screen time.
- What children can do to not have them be sitting all day.
- We discuss many silver linings in the situation we're in today.