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Coping With Distance Learning As A Working Parent

Those of you who are working parents are suddenly tasked with simultaneously managing your own workload while keeping up with your school-age children. The good news is there are a few key things you can easily implement that will ease your family into this new, albeit challenging, normal.

By Hayley Lewis3 min read
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In case no one has told you yet, have grace with yourself and with your child. This is an unprecedented situation, and the whole world is struggling to cope. Working parents have it tougher, and nothing could have prepared you for this situation. Curriculum, behavior, motivation, and actual instruction are only a few of the things that get balanced on a daily basis by trained educators. Expecting to instantly be an expert at this while simultaneously completing your own professional work is unrealistic. So don’t be discouraged if everything doesn’t work perfectly from the very beginning!