• Covid-19 Testing Options

    SEVERAL TESTING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM MOLECULAR PCR NASAL SWAB TESTING FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19: Read full article: Helios, “Covid-19 Testing Options”

  • Why some kids are happier right now, and other unexpected effects of quarantine

    (CNN) — Like most parents, Seagal Hagege, a mom of three in Irvine, California, wasn’t exactly looking forward to sheltering in place. Together all day? In one house? How would the kids respond? Much better than she could have ever imagined, it turns out. Over the course of the past month, she said her kids, ages…

  • Stoicism and Tigers who come to Tea

    Children spend a lot of time worrying: that there may be a crocodile under the bed, that a gigantic cat may take them away in the night, that a flood might sweep away their home. When they seek comfort in the early hours from the terrors of their dreams, they tell us of having imagined…

  • Zoom Exhaustion is Real. Here are Six ways to Find Balance and Stay Connected

    Steven Hickman, Psy.D., executive director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, offers this timely perspective on managing our new virtual reality. Read full article: Mindful, “Zoom Exhaustion is Real. Here are Six ways to Find Balance and Stay Connected”

  • Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home

    Parents, right off the bat, let me say that there is no right way to be feeling about the current situation. Relief, anxiety, excitement, dread are all normal. We’re all figuring this out as we go along and doing the best we can. Virtual high-five! This is not a homeschooling post per se. This is…

  • Meditation in an Emergency

    Listen to full podcast: Waking Up by Sam Harris, “Meditation in an Emergency”