Our schools officially close Monday for two weeks. Birthday parties cancelled. Weekend getaways rescheduled. Play dates moved to a later time. Half day today to get preparation work to homeschool. This morning before school I finally said to my girls. Do you want to talk about what’s happening?
They have been really good about the changes. Understanding when it came to cancelling all those activities but I wanted them to be able to express any concern.
My oldest asked if we were in quarantine. No. We are in self quarantine I said. We are electively choosing to stay out of the public and schools are closing to be proactive incase there are cases. Since surrounding cities have cases we are taking same protocols to be safe.
She understood. I packed them wipes and said keep your hands clean. Be sure to not touch your mouth and face.
The truth is we don’t know really what we are doing. We all have different views and opinions. Is it overkill. Probably. But we haven’t faced it yet so we aren’t really sure what we are dealing with.
My advice is to be honest and open with your kids. I asked them not to believe all they hear. To not spread rumors or assume what people are saying is accurate or factual. And I emphasized we have to have extra patience with one another until life can go back to normal routine.
Before drop off in the car ride my middle one said hey mom I said yes honey she said I love you. It almost was like her way of saying mom appreciate your help and efforts and making it ok for us.
We have to remind our kids we are safe and ok and not cause panic. It’s hard for them too. It’s hard for us but we know better. They don’t.
How are you and your kids handling this?
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