This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.

Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.

And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.

Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting

answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.

Episode 8, how to support kids with school when the wheels are coming off.

The stories, the new stories around the world, talking about coronavirus now up in Europe,

skyrocketing in India. I know we kind of had a sense this could be coming. But adding to that,

trying to get the kids learning and back in school, it is a lot to juggle. It is. And I think, you know,

I know a lot of schools have found ways managed to get kids back in the buildings. And when you see

those numbers, you feel like, oof, it might be short-lived.

This may not last nearly as long as we wanted to.

And, you know, everyone's trying to figure out what's next.

And it's always the uncertainty that's kind of hard to stomach, right?

When you don't know what could be coming.

Absolutely.

We got this letter.

I want to read to you.

It says, your podcast has been a true tonic for us.

You're hitting all the nails right on the head.

Last week, I thought of you when I checked my 14-year-old daughter's grades and immediately

riddled her full of questions about her missing work, an overall poor performance.

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