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Sports, COVID, and Your Child

School is in session but what about extracurricular activities? Sports are an integral part of many children’s day. How do we weigh the risks associated with playing a sport? Guiding principles judge risk by how many people a child or coach interacts with, the closer the physical interaction, the more sharing of equipment there is …

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“Catching Up” After Falling Behind in Schools during Covid

The NYT highlighted what we all know and fear. The abrupt switch to online learning not only highlighted and widened racial and economic disparities. It also made students who were behind, or at risk of falling behind, experience extreme difficulties in making academic gains. I’ve personally had families in my practice voice concerns. I’ve written …

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