Parenting in a Pandemic: How to Develop Stronger Family Relationships During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected us. It has increased our worries and concerns about physical health. COVID-19 has added to the existing challenges parents face and has also created greater awareness surrounding the fragility of mental health.
Yet, the second wave has also paved the way for a larger discussion on ways to promote mental well-being. Healthy Minds, Healthy Schools: Strategies for Happy and Successful Learners. (Canadian Scholars’ Press)
As a researcher and a clinical psychologist, I lead a research group that investigates how emotion regulation, values, and beliefs affect the development and inter-generational transmission of mental or behavioral disorders, and how these problems can impact educational achievement.
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2020 was a tough year, but even as we remain hopeful for better in 2021, we must continue to be vigilant in keeping our classrooms sanitized and safe. Hopefully, like mine, your school has a strong custodial team to take the lead. But for now, it’s all hands on deck. To help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we’ll all be pitching in. Many school plans require mask-wearing, frequent hand washing, social distancing, and daily cleaning, but there is a lot of information out there, and it changes daily. We’ve rounded up our recommendations (based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control) for cleaning protocols for schools, so you can focus on what you do best: teach.
Mrs Hilary Vipond with senior girls, 2013 HILARY Vipond knew she had struck gold from the moment she walked into Colchester’s St Mary’s School. As a teacher and mum of two young boys, she faced a challenge to juggle the demands of her home and professional life. However, the geographer was instantly struck by the school’s “warm, friendly and welcoming” community atmosphere. And so swiftly did she settle that she has ended up staying put ever since. That was in January 1996 and now, 25 years later, Mrs Vipond is celebrating a quarter of a century at the independent girls’ school.
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The Kinship Partners Board of Directors announced its new executive director is Amy Gray.
Gray is a Brainerd native. She earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Hamline University and a master’s degree in advocacy and political leadership with an emphasis on nonprofits and community development from the University of Minnesota in Duluth.
Gray has participated in many community building activities over the years with special emphasis on downtown redevelopment and community wellness. Over the years, she has served as board chair for both Brainerd Restoration and the Crow Wing Food Co-op, has participated in the Healthy Communities Partnership of the Initiative Foundation and city of Brainerd and the Resilient Region initiative through Region Five Development Commission.
Almost a quarter of P1 pupils in South Lanarkshire at risk of being overweight or obese
New figures published by Public Health Scotland revealed that 22.6 per cent of last year’s P1 pupils were at risk of being overweight or obese – the highest on record.
15:25, 20 JAN 2021
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Almost a quarter of P1 pupils in South Lanarkshire are at risk of being overweight or obese.
New figures published by Public Health Scotland revealed that 22.6 per cent of last year’s P1 pupils were at risk of being overweight or obese – the highest on record.