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Self Care for Librarians

September Series

September Video #1

Discussion Questions 

Why is Covid-19 so hard on kids and teenagers/young adults?

What is it in their developmental phase that makes it so hard?

What are some of the symptoms that children and teens/young adults experiencing?

What can a loud and disrespectful student tell you about what is going on with them emotionally?

What can a spaced out / withdrawn student tell you about what is going on with them emotionally?

Additional Reading Materials:

Hoffman, J. (2020, August 13). Young Adults Report Rising Levels of Anxiety and Depression in Pandemic. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/health/Covid-mental-health-anxiety.html

Back to School Resources for Families and Educators. (2020, September 18). Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://childmind.org/backtoschool/

Strambler, M., & Connell, C. M. (2020, April 29). Studying the unintended consequences of COVID-19 responses on family wellbeing and child safety. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/24306/

September Video #2

Discussion Questions 

What type of distractions are you experiencing in management of your own personal affairs?

What kinds of issues are you hearing about or experiencing in your family relative to managing online learning and life online?

What are some of the unintended benefits you are seeing?

What is the most frustrating parts?

Additional Reading Materials:

Caron, C. (2020, September 17). How to Help Parents Who Are Struggling to Provide for Their Kids. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/parenting/helping-parents-kids-coronavirus.html

Bazelon, E. (2020, September 11). Will This Be a Lost Year for America's Children? Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/11/magazine/covid-school-reopenings.html

September Video #3

Discussion Questions

What are the top three things you can do to make your support of schools focused on specific learning objectives during the school year, in specific subjects?

What are the top three things you can do to support families with homework help?

What are the top three things you can do to create programs for teachers to learn more about library resources and how to access them to enrich the classroom?

Additional Reading Materials:

Bosch, K. (2020, September 11). How to Tell if Distance Learning Is Working for Your Kid. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/11/parenting/remote-learning-outcomes.html