Creative Child May 2020 | Page 26

special feature HOW TO STAY SANE & Create Much-Needed Boundaries with Your Child BY: Deborah Song Sheltering in place has added a deluge of roles for parents, which have blurred boundaries that once preserved sanity. Parents have suddenly been thrust into roles like teacher, therapist and social cohort. Meanwhile, parents still have their own list of responsibilities to fulfill. So how on earth are we to get anything done? 25