Pandemic parenting: Trying to create harmony at home
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Carly is a weekend writer for the Bay of Plenty Timescarly.gibbs@nzme.co.nz@ Bay Times
Being a teenager has always thrown up challenges, but Covid-19 has upped the angst for some Gen Z kids. From anxiety to self-destructive behaviour, or losing motivation for school, parenting guru Tracy Roose is supporting a variety of families, particularly those whose home life has changed as a result of the pandemic. Parents have either lost work or lost their home. Instability and the anxiety of the unknown, leaves the children feeling unstable and insecure, so it has ripple effects, says Roose, who is a Toughlove representative and chairwoman of the Toughlove Waikato Trust.
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