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[quote=Anonymous]OP, here is my respectful suggestion based more than a decade of parenting experience and some difficult lessons learned. The best way to be happy is to adjust your mindset away from getting ahead or getting left behind. Child development is no linear and there are different ways to get ahead or to be left behind. Sure, right now it is difficult to focus on the positive and to worry about what they are missing. Despite the advice I'm giving you, I worry constantly that my three teenager who are generally happy and doing well in school are missing out on social interaction that is going to hurt them if the work ever returns to normal. I also am a person who tends to feel like a victim when I can't control things. For people like me, the pandemic is a nightmare. For your own good and the good of your kids, let go of your anger, let go of what you can't control, and focus on even the small positives of the pandemic. Are your kids happy? Do you do things together as a family? Are they learning how to cook or reading, or even just learning how to cope with boring DL? If they are, don't worry about getting left behind. In truth, things aren't perfect at private schools either. There are advantages with in person learning, but everyone is compromising during this difficult time. It is so much easier said than done, but ask yourself, "If the pandemic ends tomorrow, what will I miss?" Then try to focus on those things, the small benefits of being home, that won't last forever. Do your best, but try to let the anger go. [/quote]
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