December 1, 2020

If I traveled over the holiday weekend, should I be taking any steps to protect others around me?

A: Yes. If you traveled and/or spent time in close contact with others outside your household over the holiday weekend, it is safest to assume you were exposed and minimize contact with others for at least the next 7 days with a negative test and ideally for 2 weeks. While no specific guidelines for what …

December 1, 2020

As a working parent, I’m already at my limit on stress–how am I supposed to manage holiday stress too?? Help me!

Mental Health

A: We know that many parents are struggling for balance: working, virtual school, housework, and now also the holidays! To keep stress from putting a damper on the holidays, use proven strategies to take a pause. As parents, we experience all of the emotions for ourselves and for our kids. Compound that with the stress …

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