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CCF’s Media Roundup – March 24, 2020

Posted on March 24, 2020 in Biweekly Briefings

CCF MEDIA BRIEF – MARCH 24, 2020

CCF EXPERTS IN THE NEWS:

  1. Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close – and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them
  2. What’s the cost when a helicopter parent volunteers at school — and who pays it?
  3. How helicopter parenting creates equity issues
  4. When Did Marriage Become So Hard?
  5. Needy Spouse May Show Jealousy Toward New Baby
  6. For anxious spouses, a baby may be a rival

NEW ON THE CCF BLOG:

  1. Working Parents are Leaders

OTHER NEWS:

  1. US students are being asked to work remotely. But 22% of homes don’t have internet
  2. How Are Children Affected by Coronavirus?
  3. For some people, social distancing means being trapped indoors with an abuser
  4. ‘I Feel Like I Have Five Jobs’: Moms Navigate the Pandemic
  5. What Having a Second Child Does to Your Marriage, Finances, and Family Dynamic
  6. Coronavirus Can’t Be Passed From Mothers to Babies During Labor, Study Suggests
  7. Pregnant And Worried About Coronavirus? How To Stay Safe And Make A Game Plan
  8. When You’re Pregnant During a Pandemic
  9. To Have and to Hold, in Quarantine and in Health
  10. Why COVID-19 Will Inevitably Lead to Breakups
  11. Yep, we’re all fighting with our partners right now
  12. Quarantine can test any relationship. A couples therapist explains how to cope.
  13. Coronavirus Makes Dating a Lot More Complicated
  14. Searching for love in the time of coronavirus
  15. Love — and sex — in the time of coronavirus
  16. It’s science: It’s natural for your kids to feel anxiety right now—but it’s temporary

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  1. Online learning will be hard for kids whose schools close – and the digital divide will make it even harder for some of them
    https://theconversation.com/online-learning-will-be-hard-for-kids-whose-schools-close-and-the-digital-divide-will-make-it-even-harder-for-some-of-them-133338
  1. What’s the cost when a helicopter parent volunteers at school — and who pays it?
    https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/3/8/21165175/helicopter-parent-volunteer-school-indiana-state-children-framingham-council-contemporary-families
    Study says it’s hard for teachers to resist giving preferential treatment to pushy parents in the classroom.
  1. How helicopter parenting creates equity issues
    https://districtadministration.com/school-funding-helicopter-lawnmower-bulldozer-snowplow-parent-equity/
    Some teachers may do special favors for children of helicopter parents who volunteer at school, says a new study
  1. When Did Marriage Become So Hard?
    https://www.npr.org/2018/02/12/584531641/when-did-marriage-become-so-hard
  1. Needy Spouse May Show Jealousy Toward New Baby
    https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/03/08/needy-spouse-may-show-jealousy-toward-new-baby/154686.html
  1. For anxious spouses, a baby may be a rival
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200303140214.htm
    A new child can spark jealousy in needy partners
  1. Working Parents are Leaders
    https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2020/03/10/working-parents-are-leaders/
  1. US students are being asked to work remotely. But 22% of homes don’t have internet
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/23/us-students-are-being-asked-to-work-remotely-but-22-of-homes-dont-have-internet
    When schools move online, poorer students fall behind. This digital divide existed long before Covid-19, but now it is thrown into sharp relief
  1. How Are Children Affected by Coronavirus?
    https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-children-kids-covid19-1493710
  1. For some people, social distancing means being trapped indoors with an abuser
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/21/coronavirus-domestic-violence-week-in-patriarchy
    As more cities go under lockdown, activists are worried that attempts to curb coronavirus will inadvertently lead to an increase in domestic violence
  1. ‘I Feel Like I Have Five Jobs’: Moms Navigate the Pandemic
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/parenting/childcare-coronavirus-moms.html
    Families are scrambling to balance work and child care in a society where women still do most of the domestic tasks. Will a worldwide emergency change anything?
  1. What Having a Second Child Does to Your Marriage, Finances, and Family Dynamic
    https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/relationships/having-second-child-effects-marriage-finances-family-dynamics/
    When families welcome a second child into their world, they often welcome some unexpected surprises.
  1. Coronavirus Can’t Be Passed From Mothers to Babies During Labor, Study Suggests
    https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-passed-mothers-babies-labour-study-1492482
    Pregnant women with COVID-19 can’t pass the new coronavirus on to their babies during labor, according to research.
  1. Pregnant And Worried About Coronavirus? How To Stay Safe And Make A Game Plan
    https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/22/817801475/pregnant-and-worried-about-coronavirus-how-to-stay-safe-and-make-a-game-plan?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=health
    Here’s what the latest research says about pregnancy and the coronavirus — and what doctors and hospitals recommend to keep pregnant mothers and newborns safe.
  1. When You’re Pregnant During a Pandemic
    https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/03/pregnant-and-under-lockdown-time-coronavirus/608506/
    I’m a war correspondent, but nothing prepared me for navigating the joys and fears of pregnancy under lockdown
  1. To Have and to Hold, in Quarantine and in Health
    https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/03/23/to-have-and-to-hold-in-quarantine-and-in-health
    Do global pandemic and marital strife go together? Some experts think so, but, thanks to reality TV and cross-stitching, several spouses are making it through.
  1. Why COVID-19 Will Inevitably Lead to Breakups
    https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/coronavirus-covid-19-breakups-sex-966933/
    The uncertainty and panic swirling around COVID-19 could mean a lot more fights
  1. Yep, we’re all fighting with our partners right now
    https://www.mother.ly/news/how-to-handle-relationship-stress-during-self-quarantine
  1. Quarantine can test any relationship. A couples therapist explains how to cope.
    https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/3/20/21187296/coronavirus-quarantine-husband-wife-roommate-family-couples-therapy-cope
    Couple’s Therapy’s Dr. Orna Guralnik on creating structure, drawing boundaries, and raising kids during the coronavirus pandemic.
  1. Coronavirus Makes Dating a Lot More Complicated
    https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-makes-dating-a-lot-more-complicated-11584899750
    Singles looking for love make do with apps and video dates. Physical chemistry? ‘You can’t get that at all.’
  1. Searching for love in the time of coronavirus
    https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/health/dating-during-coronavirus-wellness-trnd/index.html
  1. Love — and sex — in the time of coronavirus
    https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/3/11/21173562/coronavirus-covid-19-safe-sex-dating-new-york
    How Covid-19 should and shouldn’t change our sex lives, explained by an expert.
  1. It’s science: It’s natural for your kids to feel anxiety right now—but it’s temporary
    https://www.mother.ly/child/kids-anxiety-coronavirus

 

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