How To Know If Your Child Needs Glasses

Moms – Megan Glosson

Most moms can tell when their child is not feeling well. We sense changes in their behavior or notice other signs of common illnesses like colds or strep throat. However, vision problems can sometimes sneak up on mothers and you may not even realize that your child needs glasses. However, undetected vision problems can impact your child’s classroom performance and behavior at home. Therefore, it’s important to  recognize the signs that your child is suffering from a vision problem and may need glasses.

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COVID-19 physical activity guide for kids

Medical X-Press – Staff Writer

COVID-19 has confined families to their home with children struggling to fill the void left by regular sporting activities and outside play, but parents can take simple steps to maintain their physical activity. With local parks and playgrounds banned from public use, parents face a unique challenge in how they assist children‘s sport-oriented progress within the confines of a small backyard or apartments in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Coronavirus lockdown: As Easter holidays begin, families feel strain

BBC – Sean Coughlan

We may never forget the coronavirus lockdown. But are we still going to be talking to each other at the end of it? Because apart from worries about the virus, there are likely to be rising tensions in some families having to live on top of one another at home. In ordinary times, couples spend on average two-and-a-half hours together each day, says researcher into relationships Prof Jacqui Gabb of the Open University. But that was in the BC era (before coronavirus), and now we can spend 15 or 16 of our waking hours together. And throw into that combustible mix, children who are out of school.

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You & Your Kids Can Get Dirty With This Free Gardening Class

Moms – Ashley Wehrli

There have been countless activities made available for parents and their children. There have been virtual tours of museums, art classes and even streaming videos for a variety of different topics. However, if this is not something you are into or if you have already exhausted all of them then this may be the perfect back-up. A free virtual gardening class that will teach you and your children how to grow fresh vegetables right at home.

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Creative Activities For Moms & Kids To Relax While At Home

Moms – Jessica Crowley

It is insanely hard to do everything we feel we need to do during the day, now that we are quarantined. In between teaching, perhaps working, domestic responsibilities, moms need a break. Perhaps, there is a way to take more breaks if we take some of them with the kids. Check out these activities that might tickle your fancy over watching Frozen II for the hundredth time; although, damn it is a good movie with a catchy song, “Into the Unknown.”

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