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News from the pandemic front is getting brighter lately. The average number of new infections of COVID-19 has fallen below 100,000 in the U.S. for the first time since November, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths is decreasing sharply, too. In fits and starts, the national vaccine program is expanding. Is everybody happy to see a glimmer of light at the tunnel s end?
Not quite.
No one willed the pandemic and its widespread death and suffering into existence. Still, for some people, especially those with anxiety disorders but others as well, the prospect of returning to normal life causes almost as much stress as the pandemic itself. But that’s normal, experts say.
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For many of us, the back-to-back snow and ice storms and single-digit temperatures of mid-February were just hard. Some of us went without heat, electricity and water for days. Many of us have had trouble getting basics such as milk, meat and eggs. Kids have been out of school or daycare.
It was a lot.
Our kids might have proven their resiliency, shown us their grit, but some of them could be feeling scared or anxious. Could this happen again? If this happened, what else could happen?
Right now, parents need to listen to their kids. Be magical listeners, says Jon Lasser, a professor of school psychology at Texas State University. Validate kids concerns instead of saying things like Don t worry. It s OK.
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A bag of dog treats in the back of a police car comes in handy in handling an aggressive animal, according to Sgt. Mike Brooks, of the Montmorency County Sheriff’s Office.
ATLANTA A boring night means people are getting along, said Sgt. Mike Brooks, of the Montmorency County Sheriff’s Office.
Then again, when 10-hour shifts stretch along county roads and roll in slow loops through quiet towns, all that getting along can make a police officer restless.
“Sometimes, you’re praying for something to happen,” Brooks said. “Something to do.”