Thinking 1+1 Positively for Home Study and Living and Learning TwoGether!
With discussions about how to help kids adjust to homelife, some say forego a schedule and have fun to transition... Others say some with special needs benefit from more support and structure..I chimed in with the following and hope More Folks Make Their Own Community FB pages (maybe one for moms, one for dads and so on or with those in one's class etc, however one feels it makes sense but to put everyone's safety first...read the former post too on that.. And Thanks A Bundle for Stayin' the Course of Life with an Eye Toward Healing and Helping Oneself and Others Reasonably...)
It's helpful for everyone to journal (with a calendar for starters if only to keep track of the days and dates...) then affirm the good in one's life, keep to some basic routines, get some fresh air with walks outdoors even if around one's house and yard (though we have bears and critters in the rural area so use precautions...) and basically find a 'new normal that works for you as a family, individual and keep in touch with one other family (student of the same age or thereabouts) and family and friends with some emails and zoom.
Then there are the Basics of everyone helping plan meals (that they'll eat and can help prepare whether clearing and setting a table, with each person having at least a box or safe place for their items not to get lost if sharing common spaces if a new challenge.) A place for important books and work (even tax info, personal medical info and so on) could be something adults help students tune into in case someone does get ill or need to leave and help someone else...
Important Family Info folder, journal and papers etc with health and life insurance, car and home insurance, and basic summary of bills and finances could help allay fears some haven't had time to think about. Sooner rather than later everyone could tune into having talks about safe boundaries socially and not going off with people for fun or bending rules (especially teens for instance but younger kids too...since Everybody's Home and About and all schedules are shifting..that's a key factor in youth not being well supervised and 'coloring outside the lines' too much. )
Many adults can feel peer pressure to go along to get along and not be the party pooper too... so with these tough guidelines that likely isn't so pressing but going forward people may feel they want to 'make up for lost time socializing, driving and getting their spring adventures in..."
Thanks for considering 'where I'm coming from' as a caring community spokesperson (yes self-identified but there's lots that needs to be said and I have actually had some crazy informative life experience and hope to prevent more of the same for our country and world at large. Having Some Basic Agreements to protect kids (and yes get them into learning routines for life skills, driving, working and doing their school work regularly and honestly are all worthy goals and important for Parents-- Moms, Dads, Others , Teachers, Coaches, and Towns in General Along with Adults-- Men, Women, Others, Teens and Kids to Also Abide by and not cut corners (even now and then and sneak behind parents or adults who have make boundaries clear and so forth. )
Rescue personnel and medical folks also merit our respect and need people to 'behave more cooperatively'...and again this COVID19 situation is like pressing the Reset Button for a new normal that will likely be far more restrictive than we ever imagined for 'right here, right now..." There's been a lot online with theories and evidence that we may lose freedoms for many reasons, mainly packaged as 'For Our Own Good'...
This case seems to be that...and yet there may be future one's not so clearly explained....and actually the point we are seeing now is 'a lot is Not Optional' even in America, the land of the free and brave...
So let's think as positively and creatively about this day and see what many online are saying such as HumanitysTeam.org and even TheReconnection.com and many like Gaia.org and com that paint a picture of great human capability that involves our ability to maintain our health and mindset more than we may have been led to believe...
Okay I'll post this also on livfully.org and invite people to share their thoughts in a PM (ideas or resources etc...) I know there's mixed feedback but the point is we NEED more people in the US and around the world to use what freedoms we have and get the ball rolling for more community network and creativity to pull through many challenges and make this world a better place for Everybuddy! Best to all
