It’s Time to Have Some Fun Again
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AFTER A BRUTAL WINTER, THE OMICRON WAVE IS FINALLY EASING UP. CASES ARE
PLUMMETING, AND PEOPLE AREN’T WAITING HOURS IN LINE FOR LAST-MINUTE COVID TESTS
ANYMORE. OF COURSE, THIS LULL MIGHT NOT LAST FOREVER. IF THERE’S ONE THING DELTA
AND OMICRON TAUGHT US, IT’S THAT THIS VIRUS TENDS TO COME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE,
OFTEN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE END OF THE LAST SURGE. BUT AFTER TWO YEARS OF
CONSTANT DISRUPTIONS AND LIVING IN FEAR, WE’RE TIRED. SO WHY NOT TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO A TEMPORARY NORMAL (OR AS MUCH NORMALCY THAT’S POSSIBLE
IN A PANDEMIC WORLD), WHETHER IT’S EATING INDOORS AGAIN OR SEEING RELATIVES
BEFORE ANOTHER VARIANT HITS? THE EXPERTS EVEN (CIRCUMSPECTLY) HAVE YOUR BACK.
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
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YES, IT’S MOST DEFINITELY TIME TO GET OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN AGAIN*
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*WITH A FEW PUBLIC HEALTH CAVEATS. (YOU KNEW THERE’D BE CAVEATS.)
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TIPS AND TRICKS
A BIT ANXIOUS ABOUT RETURNING TO “NORMAL”? TAKE TIME TO PROCESS
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF FEELING WOUND UP WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE,
TAKE A DEEP BREATH — YOU MAY JUST NEED SOME TIME TO RECALIBRATE. YOU’VE
EXPERIENCED LOTS OF COMPLICATED EMOTIONS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. IT’S
CRUCIAL TO PROCESS THEM BEFORE DIVING BACK INTO THE REAL WORLD, WHETHER YOU
JOURNAL, TALK TO A FRIEND, OR SEE A THERAPIST.
HERE ARE A FEW MORE STRATEGIES FOR ANYONE DEALING WITH POST-PANDEMIC ANXIETY.
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FINANCES
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6 TIPS TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE TODAY’S BONKERS CAR MARKET
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DEALERSHIPS ARE IN EXTREMELY SHORT SUPPLY, SO CONSUMERS MUST ADAPT. HERE ARE
SOME POINTERS TO KEEP YOU FROM SPENDING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT.
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PARENTING
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15 EXPERT TIPS FOR BALANCING THE CHAOS OF TWO KIDS
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YOU GOT THIS.
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TIPS AND TRICKS
YUP, SIBLING RIVALRY IS VERY REAL
RIVALRY HAPPENS AND BEING CHALLENGED BY A BROTHER OR SISTER CAN HELP KIDS GROW
IN HEALTHY WAYS. BUT SOMETIMES SIBLING RIVALRY CAN BECOME SIBLING BULLYING,
LEADING TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SELF-HARM. SOME STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT UP
TO 40 PERCENT OF CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO SIBLING BULLYING AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK
AND, UNLIKE BULLYING IN SCHOOL, THERE’S VERY LITTLE ROOM FOR ESCAPE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE KEEPING YOUR EYES OUT FOR SIGNS OF SIBLING
BULLYING. THESE CAN INCLUDE CLEAR, SUDDEN CHANGES INCLUDING UNDERACHIEVEMENT IN
SCHOOL, CHRONIC, UNEXPLAINED ILLNESSES, OR CYCLES OF SELF-HARM. BUT WHEN THE
WARNING SIGNS OF SIBLING BULLYING APPEAR, YOU SHOULD ERR ON THE SIDE OF STEPPING
IN.
“PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN HAVING TO TREAT A LONGSTANDING MAJOR PROBLEM,”
SHOSHANAH SHEAR, A PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND AUTHOR. “DON’T WAIT FOR A
PROBLEM TO GET WORSE. ALWAYS TAKE NOTE OF BULLYING AND WORK TOWARDS DEVELOPING A
HEALTHY, UNITED, LOVING FAMILY ENVIRONMENT.”
FURTHER READING
* HOW TO INTRODUCE A CHILD TO A NEW SIBLING
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* HOW TO TELL WHEN SIBLING MIMICRY IS BECOMING A PROBLEM
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* HOW TO DISCIPLINE MORE THAN ONE KID AT ONCE
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DRINKS
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10 BOTTLES OF JAPANESE WHISKY EVERYONE SHOULD TRY
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THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT JAPANESE WHISKY THAT MAKES IT UNLIKE ANYTHING
ELSE OUT THERE. THESE ARE THE BOTTLES YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW.
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PLAY
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THIS UNDERRATED (AND SHORT!) BATMAN COMIC TOTALLY INSPIRED THE NEW MOVIE
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IN THE YEAR 2000, ONE BATMAN COMIC BOOK STORYLINE CHANGED EVERYTHING. AND IT'S
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THE ONE YOU THINK.
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