041: COVID-19

Parent Driven Development Episode 041 : COVID-19 In today's episode we discuss what everyone is talking about, COVID-19. Yes, we talk about it. We're talking about the new normal, full time remote work, childcare - or the lack there of, how to communicate the situation to our children, and what this means for our world moving forward. Tune in! 00:55 COVID-19 check in On a scale of freaking out vs totally chill… How many tweets are you reading? Self quarantine pre plan Chris has a dry run when his son catches the flu... *The actual flu. 05:40 The new normal Will grocery stores shut down? Limit social outings Sports, events, and all gatherings are being cancelled… more of an inconvenience 09:10 Tech has shut. it. down. Everyone is working for home, asap What’s the deal with other industries? If you can stay home, stay home 13:20 New policies What about goals? College kids subbing as the new neighborhood babysitters Privilege in steady jobs Preschools and schools - some open vs. some closed 24:10 What about the kids? Toddlers situation.. They need room to move, but also need to be hand-washed supervised Parenting milestones 27:55 Full time work from home Hermit life has become even more hermit-y Parenting switch offs 29:15 How to communicate covid-19 to our children One kid was shown a picture of the virus.. So now all the kids in preschool want to see a picture of the virus Middle school kids are informed with a bit more detail Those are the rules! No more toys at school 37:28 Genius // fail Chris blames the cats… but they were framed!! By his corgi Allison has a COVID-19 #fail KWu’s strategy is to switch over to online purchases when possible.. Minimal contact #genius Follow & Support Please follow us @parentdrivendev on Twitter or email us at [email protected]. Our website is at ParentDrivenDevelopment.com. Support us via Patreon and get access to our our Slack Community. Panel Allison McMillan Chris Sexton Katherine Wu