Over the past few weeks, I received quite a few calls and emails from parents and a few messages from students about emotions running high in their households. I get it! My household is no exception. Things are coming to a head. We have all been home for 7+ weeks now. That's 7+ weeks of pandemic schooling from home, 7+ working from home or continuing to work outside the home while making sure children are completing their school work, 7+ weeks of seeing the same people, 7+ weeks of children feeling stuck at home, 7+ weeks of LOTS of together time! While there can be a bright side and many positives to all of this togetherness, there can also be a lot of stress. Throw in a pandemic and all the uncertainty that comes along with it, and we have a whole mess! If you find yourself or your children needing to reset, try the following HALT technique from Kelly Deegan at Effective School Solutions.
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AuthorI am the school counselor at Lore Elementary School in Ewing Township, New Jersey. I love my job! Learn more about me here. Archives
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