Questions from parents and students about how best to manage during a pandemic prompted Glenbrook School District 225 to bring together a panel of mental health experts, in collaboration with CATCH: Community Action Together for Children’s Health, for the first of a three-part series: Coping with COVID: Strategies for Summer.
Eric Etherton, Glenbrook North H.S. Assistant Principal, Student Services, kicked off the June 2, 2020 webinar acknowledging the flood of emotions we are all experiencing and the district’s mission to provide support. “In the Glenbrook High Schools, we try to accept all, respect all, and really welcome everybody into our school communities and help them feel medically, physically, and emotionally safe. Once they feel safe, then learning can occur,” he said.
Presenters then provided practical advice for parents on a list of topics:
- Practical Parenting Tips
- Managing Anxiety & Uncertainty
- COVID Communication: Good, Bad, & Ugly
- Keeping Teens Healthy
- Staying Connected
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Part 2: Preparing for School
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