The Checkpoint

The Checkpoint

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The Checkpoint episodes

  • Covid rising.
    Lockdowns are easing around the world, yet at the same time in some places cases are rising again. Is resuming normal family life still out of reach? Parenting during these times continues to be challenging, mothers from Canada, Mexico, Nepal, India, and the US share their hopes and fears on The Checkpoint.
    53 min
  • Key workers are parents too!

    How are you feeling about sending your kids back to school during a pandemic? Journalists Anna and Linda discuss learning in the age of coronavirus. Plus, we speak to parent-nurses working in COVID-19 wards worldwide. What are they seeing? How are they coping?  And what is it like for them to hug their kids again?  

    45 min
  • Giving birth during a global pandemic

    Being an expectant parent during COVID-19 can feel terrifying. There are so many questions: Will I be giving birth near COVID-19 patients? Can I really do this without my village? Journalists and mothers, Anna and Linda talk to parents who have given birth during this pandemic. 

    41 min
  • Finding hope & critical support in lockdown.
    As the weeks go by in lockdown, staying home because of the coronavirus can for some families become increasingly difficult. Journalists and mothers Anna in London and Linda in Barcelona discuss hope and help. This episode contains content discussing domestic violence that some may find disturbing.
    37 min
  • Lockdown parenting and life on the outside.
    The Checkpoint checks in again on all of us parenting through this coronavirus pandemic. How are you managing parenting on lockdown? Are you wondering what life will be like post lockdown? Join journalists and mothers Anna Cunningham and Linda Freund from London and Barcelona.
    28 min
  • Talking to your kids about the realities of coronavirus.
    The figures keep rising around the world. As an adult it's difficult enough to take it all that onboard, so how do you approach the reality of coronavirus with your kids? Do you talk to them about the numbers dying and falling ill? Should you or do you shield them from what is going on? Journalists and mothers, Anna Cunningham in London and Linda Freund in Barcelona, discuss the difficulties and challenges of parenting in a pandemic.
    32 min
  • The Checkpoint - checking in with you.
    The Checkpoint is here to check in with you as we all try to parent (or appear to) around the world during this global coronavirus pandemic. From wearing your husband’s underpants as a face mask to managing family life in lockdown. Join Anna Cunningham in London and Linda Freund in Barcelona as we all check in.
    31 min

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"Parenting in a pandemic, this is new uncharted territory." Join The Checkpoint each week as we talk about how to cope (or appear to): from the desperation of using your husband's underpants as a face…