This week we tackle the thing on everyone's mind: How can we protect the mental health of our children during the dark months of winter? Yes it's going to be H-A-R-D. But you are absolutely capable of weathering the storm that's brewing.

We've collected sage advice from experts—because god knows that's not us—and are bringing that advice to you this week, couched in our own irreverent look at life with kids. One thing is crystal clear. Flight attendants know what they're talking about. When it feels like the plane is about to fall out of the sky, the first thing we parents have to do is put on our own oxygen masks. Only then can we help our kids cope with the pandemic winter that's ahead.

*Recorded four days before Donald Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19

Links
The Oatmeal: Giant Asian Hornets and a Nice, Tall Glass of "Nope"
Time Magazine: The Coronavirus Seems to Spare Most Kids From Illness, but Its Effect on Their Mental Health Is Deepening
NPR Story: How We Can Mentally Prepare for a Pandemic Winter
Child Mind Institute: How Mindfulness Can Help During COVID-19

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Mental Health: Winter Is Coming – 45

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