As we all navigate closures and quarantines due to the coronavirus outbreak, L.A. Parent is #SupportingFamilies with this helpful series of articles. To receive daily updates via email, sign up for our newsletter!
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Bringing Joy and Finding Rhythm When Kids are Home from School
While kids are home from school, parents have an opportunity to teach their families how to weather adversity with love and civility.
What to Do When Coronavirus Confinement Means Too Much Togetherness
Coronavirus confinement can be especially tough for kids and families, who find a bit too much togetherness. Use these tips to smooth things out.
New Ways of Working Out During the Quarantine
Virtual workouts might just be the salvation of gym rats and others forced away from their in-person classes. Your kids will love them, too.
Musical Activities to do with Your Kids during Coronavirus Shutdown
Musical activities have so many benefits for kids and families. Music therapis John Mews suggests 11 great ones to try at home.
#SupportingFamilies: Nature Activities to Do at Home
Nature activities need not require a trip far from home. There are plenty of fun ways to connect kids to the natural world in your backyard.
#SupportingFamilies: Working from Home is a Work in Progress
Working from home is suddenly reality for many parents. Use these tips to balance getting things done with homeschooling for your kids.
#SupportingFamilies: Library Resources You Can Use From Home
Libraries are closed, but library resources are often as close as your nearest laptop, smartphone or e-reader. Check out these options!
#SupportingFamilies: Games to Ground and Connect Parents and Kids
Family games are a way to connect and bond with your kids during this difficult time. Step away from the news and schoolwork with our award-winning picks.
#SupportingFamilies: Stuck at Home? Take the Kids to a (Virtual) Museum!
Virtual museum tours won’t exactly get your kids out of the house, but they are a fun and safe way to explore and learn. Many L.A. venues offer them.
#SupportingFamilies: Breathing Tips to Steady You in Unsteady Times
These breathing tips from Sandy Abrams, the C.E.Om, can help frazzled parents and kids steady themselves and feel more empowered.
#SupportingFamilies: Remote learning during Coronavirus
Remote learning can be a challenge for families new to the practice. But local companies and nonprofits are stepping up to help!
#SupportingFamilies: Funny Picture Books to Lift Your Spirits
These picture books, all favorites of Pasadena children’s librarian AnnMarie Kolakowski, will give your family a much-needed laugh.
#SupportingFamilies: Home-Learning Tips During Coronavirus Closures
These home learning tips are especially for families navigating remote schooling for the first time during the coronavirus crisis.
#SupportingFamilies: Kid Crafts to Keep You Busy at Home
These great crafts from our friends at Lakeshore learning will help you keep the whole family busy while you are stuck at home.
#SupportingFamilies: Tunes to Enjoy Together
Family music can be a real mood booster, offering peace and calm or an impromptu dance party to uplift everyone’s spirits.
#SupportingFamilies: How to Talk to Kids About Coronavirus
As novel coronavirus, called COVID-19, continues to spread to multiple countries, including the U.S., it’s important for adults to communicate calmly with children. Karen Rogers, PhD, Clinical Psychologist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, provides some guidelines for how to talk to kids about the virus. Kids pay close attention to how adults talk about coronavirus. “One […]