Getting Children Back to School During COVID-19

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Helping children transition back into the routine of school is not going to be easy. Routines have been shattered. There is plenty to worry about, and the new normal feels anything but “business as usual.” Add to this children’s sensitivity to the feelings of their caregivers, both teachers and parents, and we are about to toss our children into a simmering pot of stress that could raise their anxiety and leave them harmed for years to come.

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Source: Psychologytoday.com

Transcending Authors – Should We Still Be Reading ‘Harry Potter’?

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by Katherine Reilly

 

Imagine waking up on a beautiful sunny day, refreshed and eager to share your ideas with the whole world. With a glass of your favorite juice in one hand, and a notebook in the other, you make your way to your computer to catch up on all the news before starting work.

You scroll through the headlines, when suddenly, you find yourself drowning in your own beverage… How would one react, upon realization that one of the people you looked up to, who inspired and motivated you to become who you are today, turned out to be not only a fraud, but the literal embodiment of wickedness and hate?

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