Modern Parenting Pandemic Survival Guide: How To Make It Through GCQ And Beyond
Staying at home, getting vaccinated, following social distancing — we’re doing it all, but here’s an extra helping hand from us at Modern Parenting!
With the rules constantly changing during the COVID-19 pandemic — MECQ, GCQ, who knows anymore — dealing with all the changes has been quite the struggle. While we’re currently allowed to travel (finally) out of NCR+, kids still aren’t allowed out. So what’s a family to do? Apart from keeping the kids busy at home with fun activities, celebrating special occasions at home in lieu of going out, dealing with working from home and being extra burned out, it’s a lot to handle.
We’ve pooled together all our pandemic-related resources to bring you the ultimate guide to getting through COVID-19, with your sanity (and family) in tact. Here’s the Modern Parenting Guide to making it through GCQ and surviving this pandemic with kids:
All the rules you need to know
When you’re going through a pandemic, you’re going to need to know the rules. We’ve got a comprehensive guide to what you can and can’t do with kids during Covid-19 in the Philippines. From where to take the kids (safely) to all the IATF guidelines you need to know.
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Celebrating COVID-19 style
Just because you’re stuck in lockdown it doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate! All you need to do is amp up the creativity and do lots of research. Don’t have enough time? Not to worry: we’ve rounded up birthday party ideas and ways to celebrate special occasions without leaving the house.
Joyce Pring’s Pandemic Friendly Drive-By Baby Shower Is The Cutest Thing Ever
Siena Pitt’s Boho Chic Bash Is The Birthday Party Of Our Dreams
4 Party Trays for the Best Mother’s Day Family Celebration
Throwing A Birthday Party At Home? Make These Kiddie Party Classics
Best Birthday Cakes in Metro Manila
Surviving COVID-19 as a community
When you’re going through a pandemic, it’s comforting to know that other people are going through the same things you are. Whether its through helpful tips or full on rant sessions, hearing other people share your innermost feelings is the warm hug we never thought we needed.
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COVID-19 In The Eyes of the Filipino Child
Wash Your Hands and Rinse Your Mouth: These Are the New Defenses Against COVID-19
COVID-19 in the U.S.A.: A mom’s story about living in America during the pandemic
Thank The Pandemic For This New Mother ‘Hood
Patti Grandidge-Herrera On Giving Birth In A Pandemic
Everyone Needs A Best Buddy, Especially During A Pandemic
This Mom Is Tired Of What The Pandemic Has Done To Her Family—and We Completely Agree
Mindfulness Matters: The women of Mommy Mundo in the pandemic
The Best Local Loungewear for Lockdown
Keeping the kids busy
Think the pandemic’s been tough on you? Well, it’s been extra hard for the kiddos. They’ve had to limit their outdoor activities, they aren’t allowed to hang out with their friends or see their classmates. Need ways to keep them engaged during GCQ or MECQ? We’ve got heaps of activities to keep them busy, plus fun online classes to sign up for!
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All things vaccine related
With the vaccines slowly rolling out throughout the year and news that kids might soon get vaccinated too, it’s been a lot of mixed feelings for everyone. While some are on the fence about getting the jab and some excited at the thought of being protected from COVID-19, here are some newsworthy articles we’ve written on getting vaccinated.
Would You Let Your Child Get Vaccinated For COVID-19? Here’s What You Need To Know
Yay! A Baby Was Born With COVID-19 Antibodies Thanks To Her Vaccinated Mom
Should Pregnant Women Take The COVID-19 Vaccine? A Doctor Weighs In
Everything you need to know about online learning
One of the biggest reasons the pandemic has been a particularly trying time is homeschooling or online learning. Parents have had to take on the role of teacher, on top of their normal parenting duties and their careers. Teachers, on the other hand, have had to adjust their lesson plans to make it more online learning friendly. Here’s what we’ve learned along the way:
6 of The Biggest Homeschooling Myths, Busted
Homeschooling Tips From Teachers: Add these to your list!
Is Online Preschool Worth It? Not really, says an Early Childhood Expert
These Online Learning Memes Accurately Show How Parents Really Feel
Preschool Online Learning – A Year After
Work-Life Balance Redefined: 10 tips on managing work from home and home-based learning
Remember, we’re all in this together, folks. We’ll get through this someday, and when we do, we’ll look back on this time as the year(s) we spent at home, bonding, learning, growing as a family. You’ve got this!
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