Yet for all her formidable organisational powers, parenting through a pandemic still tested her in unexpected ways. Sharon Oster had mentioned to a colleague researching child language development that her toddler often fell asleep chatting to herself. It’s clear that home schooling last spring, while holding down two demanding jobs, tested even the organised Oster household. We looked back over the last year at who are the kids most affected by not being at school; it’s disproportionately students of colour, lower-income students.”)You should be careful your kids don’t watch things that upset them. Comparing outcomes for children who watch lots of TV and children who don’t may, she argues, simply reflect other aspects of their family life.

Source: The Guardian August 07, 2021 04:52 UTC