Right now most of us are thinking about back to school decisions, homeschooling, distance learning, in-person school.

Even if we are privileged to have a choice, making hard decisions for our families can feel excruciating.

You may have even lost some sleep over it.

That's why we're talking about it here on the podcast today.

In this episode,

episode 229, I'm sharing what you need to know

to educate your children in a pandemic.

Hi, this is Deney. I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an online

community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional life. In this

show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family

wellness, and decreasing the mental load. My perspectives are based in my

firsthand experience raising kids but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're going to hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.

Thanks for joining us. but more importantly real life.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi there and thank you for tuning in today.

If you are new to simple families, thank you for being here. If you are

coming back, I'm so glad to have you as well. Today I want to tackle this big and

controversial subject of educating your children in a pandemic because at least we here in the

U.S. are faced with a lot of decisions. Some of us have a choice and some of us

don't. I'm not here today to tell you what to do for your family, but I do want to tell you a few things that I think you need to know moving forward.

Let's rewind to the year in 1992. I was nervous. It was August and I was entering

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