To start, some items that might offer assistance for “right now.”
SETH PARKER has posted the video discussion he recently had with Debbie Reber on “parenting guidance during this difficult time.” Find it.
SENG is offering a free webinar on April 1 on parenting during the pandemic — “curiosity, creativity, and concerns.” Register here.
BRIGHT & QUIRKY provides a free replay of last week’s webinar “living and learning at home during the pandemic.” Find it.
TECA’s Mara Cantarella, on her blog, ruminates on “new priorities,” including the establishment of new routines at her house. Find the blog.
AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW what’s on the mind of Jen the Blogger right now and as she tries to keep her parents safe, check out Laughing at Chaos.
On to other things…
ADDITUDE has a guest blog elaborating on this thought: “People with learning disabilities don’t want your pity or even your help. They want you to know that LDs are what they have, not who they are.” Find the blog.
DAVIDSON INSTITUTE. This organization has put out its March newsletter, and it covers what’s required of technology to help students, parents and schools get through the pandemic. Also in the issue: recent releases from book publishers on gifted and 2e-related topics; news of Davidson; legislative and policy news; and more. Find the newsletter.
TiLT PARENTING’S newest podcast is on growing up with a panic disorder. Find the podcast.
ON MENTAL HEALTH — Healthday reports, “Rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts are all on the rise among U.S. teens, a new study finds.” Find the study write-up. — And MedPage Today notes that teens with mental disorders face long-term disadvantages. Find the study write-up.
And finally, this. We discovered something over the weekend, something probably the rest of the world has known about for years: a YouTube channel by the organization Playing for Change. The programs are music videos, and comprise a virtual, world-wide, virus-free tour featuring some classic songs performed by musicians from all over the world, instruments and musicians’ clothing as exotic as some of the locales. We found it to be a neat escape. Find one of the songs on the channel — and then explore.
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