Parenting During a Pandemic
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Hello Cha Cha Mammas and Daddas!
As we continue navigating through this global pandemic, many parents are left wondering how best to adapt their parenting techniques and styles to work around the current situation of the world. The truth is, there is no handbook on how to parent, and there most definitely is no handbook on how to parent during a global pandemic, but we have found some incredible resources that may help take some of the guesswork out of these unchartered times. These resources are also helpful for pregnant Mammas who are bringing children into the world during this time. Remember that as a parent, you are doing the best you can, and that is amazing.
1. Parenting in a Pandemic by Dr. Kelly Fradin
As a mother of two herself, Dr. Fradin sheds some evidence-based and uplifting advice. This book helps decode the science of coronavirus and explains some ways in which you can manage your family's health. Dr. Fradin looks at the unique risks that coronavirus poses on children, adults, grandparents, pregnant women, and essential workers. She provides doable strategies that can help you make the most of this interesting time with your family. Despite the fact that this pandemic is ever-changing, and the science in this book may change as well, this is a great resource that is helpful to parents everywhere.
2. Birth Stories During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a collection of twenty-five birth stories that were written by women who have given birth during the COVID-19 Pandemic. They are real stories about the personal experiences of each of these women, but your experience may end up being very different. If you are pregnant right now and are interested in familiarizing yourself with an incredibly unfamiliar scenario, this book may be helpful for you!
3. Extraordinary Parenting by Eloise Rickman
We want every Cha Cha Mamma to be her most extraordinary self, especially during these crazy times. This book, written by a homeschooling expert with a focus on the COVID-19 Pandemic, helps give some calming, constructive, and incredibly straightforward tips on how to navigate educating your children at home. Extraordinary Parenting takes a holistic family approach to the current reality that is juggling work and overseeing child education during these days at home.
4. Raising Worry-Free Girls By Sissy Goff
Women and girls need to band together now more than ever. We always say that Mammas who are well equipped with all of the information that they need are quite literally unstoppable. Unstoppable Mammas make Unstoppable Babbas. It is incredibly important that parents know how much childhood anxiety rates have risen recently, especially in younger girls. This book helps parents better understand certain factors that contribute to anxiety and worry in young girls, and it also provides great tips on how parents can empower their daughters to overcome some of their emotions.
