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[quote=Anonymous]I'm worried about my kids. I was reading some longer term studies about the impact of children of the great depression. I've been trying SO HARD for my toddlers even though I'm damn exhausted. Childhood trauma is way worse than the trauma of my 30 something self being overworked. I've been on pinterest and made lists of doable crafts and activities for us. We've made forts, made a rocket ship out of a box, painting, play dough, egg hunts, "gardened" which meant rolling in mud, scavenger hunts, tea parties, pretend we're animals. There's been a lot more ice cream, cookies and I've been making dinners they like versus the extremely nutritious stuff we always eat. We're reading books for 30 min 2x a day while we snuggle (kids say "shnuggle"). The little things have really added up and I can tell my kids are content and doing okay. They're little but it was having a big impact on them. My 3 year old was peeing herself and waking with nightmares, both were crying for their daycare and friends. DH and I are both teleworking full time and get about 6 hours of sleep, but we have coffee and wine and know it's not forever. [/quote]

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