10 Tips for Teaching Your Child Resilience in the Face of Disappointment this Holiday Season

What do your holiday plans look like this year? With the uncertainty and challenges of the virus continuing to impact our decisions this year, many are choosing to adjust their plans. This is hard on all of us. And as a parent, you may be wondering how to help your child cope with the disappointment of things being different.

Socialization and School: Kids Are Missing Out on More than Academics

Many kids don’t love going to school. However, when it involves staring at a screen most of the day, even those who love learning are having a tough time with our new virtual reality. When school is 100% online, it’s all the hard, boring stuff without the fun parts like hanging out with your friends.

10 Resources for Making Parenting During COVID-19 Easier

Being the parent or caregiver to young children is always a challenge, but parenting during COVID-19 takes this challenge to a whole new level. Even if you are fortunate enough to have had everyone in your household remain healthy and your work can be done remotely, you probably feel exhausted from cooking, homeschooling, doing additional housework, and trying to keep everyone’s morale up.

How COVID-19 is Affecting Children’s Mental, Emotional, and Physical Well-Being

The coronavirus pandemic will leave a lasting impact on our nation and continues to affect those who are most vulnerable during this difficult time. As a result of the measures state governments have taken to control the spread of the virus, thousands of businesses and restaurants have shut down indefinitely. People have also lost their jobs and many schools and universities have closed their classrooms and are operating remotely for the foreseeable future.

5 Parenting Tips for Staying Ahead of the Game with Virtual or Hybrid Learning this Fall

As we all try to navigate what is surely the most unusual back-to-school season we’ve ever seen, let’s talk about how parents can support their kids during this challenging time. There is one bit of positive news: teachers and schools have now had months to think about how to keep students engaged online. So, if you’re worried the fall semester will be a repeat of spring, you can probably breathe a sigh of relief here.

Black Kids’ Lives Matter: How Repeated Trauma Impacts the Youngest People of Color

In light of recent and ongoing racism and violence against people of color, we want you to know that EFC sees you. We honor your experiences as unacceptable, horrific, and outrageous. We actively stand with African Americans against racism and police brutality. We value you and your families and we are here for you.

Home and Worried About Durham's Families

The recent violent incidents that have occurred over the last couple of weeks in the US have caused many to feel angry and worried. The most recent racialized tragedies with George Floyd and Christian Cooper and the violent response to peaceful protest have once again shed light on the ugly truth of what is happening across our nation. How will we ensure that Durham families who are fatigued and traumatized by racist violence know that they are not in this fight alone?