Recommended Reading for Students’ Emotional Well-Being
Recently, I was browsing some of the headlines about going back to school — and what it's going to be like for kids in this unprecedented educational climate. I came across something from the New York Times titled The 2020 Back to School List for Teens’ Emotional Wellbeing.
The article is a really great read for both parents in general, but especially for our clients and other parents of kids with special needs.
Very often it's easy to find checklists of materials that a parent will need to give their kid as they start the school year. Pens, paper, etc. This year those lists are being developed and expanded to include tablets, Chromebooks, and app suites that allow students to do work remotely, submit homework on the cloud, and take tests online.
What can often be lost in the shuffle is how parents can help their kids prepare emotionally for a period of what is, essentially, long-term isolation. Not just from their friends at school, but also from caring adults.
They may be able to interact with their parents, and get support from them, but schools offer a huge intangible benefit — or at least good schools do. They offer the benefit of surrounding children with adults who care about them, while also having the ability not to be as personally involved, who are able to help them approach their lives with some perspective.
This article delves into focusing on children's emotional needs as they exist and persist in a time when routines easily fall away.
You can find the article here.
Jonathan Gottlieb
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