Learning in Lockdown: A parent's guide to helping young children thrive during campus closure

Learning in Lockdown is a judgment-free handbook for parents manoeuvring through the major family disruption of a school closure.Regardless of whether you are facing impending school shutdown your campus is closing again or you are now several weeks into managing remote learning this handbook is for you. You will find that it is never too late to reflect and make changes - whether big or small - to de-stress and streamline learning at home with young children. IN THE COVID-19 ERA FAMILY LIFE HAS SUDDENLY AND DEEPLY CHANGED.Hailed by parents as validating and confidence building it contains sound advice and practical tips based on first-hand experience. Its message resonates with parents anywhere that schools have shut their gates and remote learning at home has begun. Among Learning in Lockdowns most valuable insights: How to prepare your children for remote learning and design a positive learning environment at homeHow to motivate your child - and keep them motivatedWhy routines can make or break your home during lockdownWhat your childs teacher expects of you and what you need from themWhy self-care and keeping remote learning in perspective is so important right nowHow to design learning at home so that your child increases their independence and finds their own version of successAnd you will also find affirmation honesty and advocacy for you because your family cant make it without you. After months of struggling with (and repeatedly failing at) the facilitation of my own childrens distance learning its sound advice real-world strategies and relatable stories offered me immediate comfort. In a world that was feeling increasingly isolated Learning in Lockdown made me feel less alone - Mother of two USAAs an educator myself I naively believed I was well-equipped to facilitate my own childrens distance learning. Instead two weeks into lockdown I found myself overwhelmed ill-prepared and ready to throw in the towel. Learning in Lockdown could not have landed in my lap at a better time. It spoke to and validated the many emotions and experiences our family was undergoing. It might be an overstatement to say that Learning in Lockdown saved our family this year...but I dont think so - Mother of two & qualified high school teacher USA...Learning in Lockdown offered me the confidence and real-world strategies to tackle distance learning with relative ease - Grandmother of four Australia