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Estate Planning During COVID-19

August 10, 2020 1 Comment

Estate ATE Ask the Experts

Q: What should I know about estate planning during COVID-19? Adults Get started. Estate planning is an act of love. It is the process of planning for not only your affairs during incapacity but for the people you care about most at your death. For many, this is a task in a perpetual state of […]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts, Coronavirus

Impact: What Transitioning to the “New” Normal Means in Education

August 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

Stratford School Unveils its Plan for Fall 2020 Stratford School is excited to welcome students back for the upcoming school year with safety in mind and plans for a flexible learning environment. We have established priorities aligned with our school’s mission and goals for students, created a return-to-school plan, and have built out support systems […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Education, Safety

Back-to-School Survival Guide During COVID-19

August 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Back-to-School Survival Guide

District officials, educators and families navigate their way back to school for fall on a road paved with uncertainty. It’s normal to be nervous about the first day of school, but back-to-school jitters are amplified this year, as an unparalleled pandemic creates uncertainty surrounding the 2020/21 school year. The apprehension parents and students are feeling […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Education

Motherhood and Depression in a COVID World

June 30, 2020 1 Comment

Q: [Adults] I’m pregnant and I’ve heard a lot about postpartum depression. Is the pandemic impacting this issue for new moms? Maternal depression is the most common complication of pregnancy in the nation. An estimated one in five new or expectant mothers will experience a mental health disorder during pregnancy or in the first year […]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts, Babies, Coronavirus Tagged With: doctors

Educational and Entertaining Outdoor Experiences for Your Kids

June 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Educational and Entertaining Outdoor Experiences for Your Kids

Take this unusual summer and turn it into a fun and enlightening family adventure into the outdoors. We’re entering a summer like no other. Orange County businesses and venues have started re-opening, but things are still in a state of flux. Kids are done with the school year and families are likely feeling the pull […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Fitness & Recreation, Health Tagged With: outdoors, pandemic

How to Prepare Your Athlete to Safely Resume Sports

June 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Q: [Adolescents and teens] How should I prepare my athlete for returning to sports? After spending time away from organized activities, there will be an understood eagerness to quickly return to previous levels of practice and competition. That being said, it is best to protect young athletes and performers by realizing that starting with too […]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts, Coronavirus, Fitness & Recreation, Teens & Tweens Tagged With: sports

Solutions to Summer and Pandemic Learning Loss for Students

June 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Though the pandemic, distance learning, and summer break may all contribute to more brain drain for students this year, there are simple things parents can do to help. The summer struggle is real. While summer vacation is typically a time for students to kick back at home, the extended break can also lead to regression […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Education, Health Tagged With: intermediate school, pandemic, private schools, public schools

Special Needs Learning & The COVID-19 Pandemic

June 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

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The recent disruption to our daily routines has created an opportunity for parents of children with special learning needs.  The COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place has been hard on all of us, there is no doubt about that. Yet, there is a silver lining to this cloud. We’ve all had our routines disrupted, and for most […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Health, Special Needs Tagged With: doctors, pandemic

Coping with Stress, Uncertainty, and Anxiety During a Pandemic

June 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

Photo by Artem Kovalev on Unsplash With re-openings underway, how do we mentally cope with a normal that is in transition? COVID-19 and recent societal stressors have created a deep uncertainty about our future. As a psychiatrist, I never hospitalized as many patients or seen this level of anxiety and depression in the community as […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Family Wellness, Health Tagged With: doctors, pandemic

Safe Family Fun Activities During a Summer Pandemic

June 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

Develop new fun activities to spend quality time together as a family this summer. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed much about the way we live and relate to others. Social distancing is necessary. A lot of conventional summer family activities, like visiting the local pool or attending summer camp, are out of the question this […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Family Activities, Food, Health, Mindfulness Tagged With: outdoors, pandemic

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