Parenting During the Pandemic
Parenting is hard. Parenting during a pandemic is really hard. Everything from play dates, classes, high school sports, to the college experience has been disrupted. Patience with our partners can start to fray. Community has become limited or extinct. It’s hard to keep it together— for ourselves and our families. This group is grounded in support and empathy. It’s a place to share what drives us mad, what keeps us tethered, what gives us hope and perspective, and how we might approach the great task of raising children of any age and stage with grace, grit, and equanimity.
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Medfield, MA 02052
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