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Experts Point Towards Success in an Online Learning Environment

August 27, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Gone Virtual: Orange County distance learning experts share advice for helping students thrive.  Gov. Gavin Newsom had not yet finished his July 17 briefing when Corinne Mosqueda, a teacher in the Fullerton School District, got the first text message.  Newsom’s announcement that counties on California’s COVID-19 watch list — including Orange County — would not […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Education, Features Tagged With: pandemic, public schools

Educational and Entertaining Outdoor Experiences for Your Kids

June 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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

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

Baseball Dad

May 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

Angel's baseball player Justin Upton talks about his career and family life, and how COVID-19 has affected his family.

COVID-19 and stay-home orders have impacted all people and industries — including baseball. In time for Father’s Day, we spoke with Los Angeles Angels baseball outfielder Justin Upton to get a glimpse of a professional athlete and father living life in the age of coronavirus.  Justin Upton Los Angeles Angels outfielder City: Newport Beach Family: […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, Dads, Health Tagged With: pandemic

Gettin’ into the Groove

May 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

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We are adapting.  Though it feels like years, it was only a couple of months ago that our world was flipped upside-down. Things we’ve never experienced before happened in our world, country, state, county, city and home. It hasn’t been easy, but after recovering from the initial shock, society is working itself into a rhythm […]

Filed Under: Coronavirus, From the Editor, Health Tagged With: pandemic

The New Back-to-School Normal

May 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

How to help get your kids to get used to virtual learning at the start of the new school year.

The fall school year will be like no other. What can families expect from OC public schools for the 2020-21 school year? Back to school is typically a time of preparing and planning. This academic year was unexpectedly interrupted when COVID-19 pushed Southern California schools into distance learning indefinitely. Now educators and parents alike are […]

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

June 2020 Virtual Calendar 

May 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Your stay-in guide for virtual activities while sheltering-in-place. ENTERTAINMENT Virtual Shakespeare Aloud http://carpenterarts.org/artsforlife/shakespeare.htmlThe Carpenter Center transports its popular free Shakespeare Aloud series to the Internet. Play readings will be done 1 pm-2:30 pm on designated Thursdays. Richard III will be read June 4 & 11, while the second play is still TBD. As with the […]

Filed Under: Community, Coronavirus, Education, Family Activities, Fitness & Recreation, Fun & Games, Health Tagged With: pandemic

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