As we head into the beginning of summer, our minds are usually filled with plans for graduation ceremonies and parties. With the pandemic, these celebrations will understandably look different for the classes of 2020. But you can still make this a special time for the graduates in your life.
Pandemic Parenting and Communities Who Support One Another | Supporting Children and Families During the COVID-19 Crisis
Times of extraordinary uncertainty, like what we’re all experiencing now, are stressful. With the rise in unemployment, social and physical distancing, and negative news, we’re all struggling to cope. The lockdown orders issued by governors in states like North Carolina are a matter of public health and safety. But according to statistics, home is not always the safest place for every young person.
Feeling Halfway In and Halfway Out | Returning From New Zealand
Neurons that fire together wire together. Things you do over and over again wear pathways in your brain. As a result, songs that I learned in preschool and sang to my daughter and now to my grandchildren are entrenched in my mind. As I sit to write this blog, one comes to mind: The Grand Old Duke of York.
Uncovering The Well-Child Safety Nets in New Zealand | What Are the Similarities and Differences in Durham's Net?
To ensure child wellbeing for all children, we need to provide different levels of support based on the intensity of need. There are some supports all families need, but a subset of families will need additional help, with a smaller group of families having severe difficulties needing therapeutic support, and a few families needing intensive long-term support.
The Science Behind Hugging Your Kids—5 Benefits for You and Your Child
A Message From Rachel, COVID-19, New Zealand | Supporting One Another Even When It's Noisy
As things keep evolving with the Covid-19 pandemic, I have been worrying about my EFC family and my network back in Durham. I'm receiving email after email about events being canceled, options for how to reduce risk by replacing actual interactions with virtual ones, and revised plans that attempt to flatten the curve--slowing the expansion of the infected population in the short run so that we can build up our capacity to respond. The bottom line, flattening the curve will reduce deaths and keep vulnerable people safe.
Building Understanding | Rachel Goes to New Zealand
Unlike in the United States where there were hundreds of treaties between the government and the First Nations and other indigenous peoples, in New Zealand there was one treaty. The treaty commits to protect all the native people of New Zealand (the Māori) and to give them unqualified autonomy over their lands, people, and treasures. The treaty was violated repeatedly and now iwi (tribes) can apply for a hearing from the Waitangi Tribunal regarding their grievances.
3 Tips for Talking About Parenting Responsibilities with Your Employer
Successful Parenting—Focus on These 6 Signs, Not External Measures
In this age of data-driven parenting, parents and caregivers often worry that they are failing their kids. Even really, really good parents worry about successful parenting. Parenting is hard and unfortunately, it’s made harder by the guilt we feel when we realize it’s not supposed to be hard. It’s supposed to be instinctual!