Your Sisters are back with Episode 4!
In this episode we discuss how to navigate through our new normal in the midst of the novel Coronavirus, COVID 19, shelter in place restrictions, social distancing, home schooling and more.
As you know Sister Chabree Muhammad is an educator and school administrator and Dr. Nicole Muhammad is a clinical psychologist. Both ladies provide valuable insight in how we can effectively manage in this unusual terrain while doing what we can to manage our and our families’ mental wellbeing.
We have included takeaways from this episode below.
For parents teaching at home:
•Remember your children are now your students-so treat them as you would expect any teacher to treat students.
•Take breaks as necessary.
•Get help and guidance by asking friends or your child’s teachers for ideas and resources.
For educators teaching remotely:
•Do not give the family the same amount of work that you would in a typical full day’s class.
•Understand that not all students will be home with an adult to structure their work.
•Alter assignments, deadlines and expectations.
•Create a survey monkey questionnaire to get an idea of what potential limits families may have or give parents your email address for them to email you those dynamics.
•Acknowledge the challenge of our new circumstances.
•Communicate! Communicate appropriate concerns to your employer and/or child’s teachers that may impact productivity and/or work schedule.
•Strategically weigh importance of tasks.
•Seek Telehealth services for mental health treatment and services through your insurance provider when necessary.
•Identify something positive to be grateful for.
•Network and encourage students to be the same.
Links to resources to resources below:
•6 Valuable Concepts to Make Your Homeschool Stress Free: https://youtu.be/VWpm5SG3MOc
•Khan Academy: KhanAcademy.org
•Free Online Cool Math Lessons: CoolMath.com
•Interactive Math Lessons: aaamath.com
•Personalized Learning with K-12 Curriculum: IXL.com
•National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI.org
•Help for Mental Illness: NIMH.NIH.gov
•Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration: SAMHSA.gov
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