6 Unexpected Benefits of Pandemic Life for Your Children (Pedcast by Doc Smo and Sonya Corina Williams)

Your children are living through a very unique period of time that is far from normal, thank goodness. But here is a question; do you think what your children are experiencing now, what I call the pandemic lifestyle, will carry over in your children's lives after the pandemic passes? What will be the lasting effects of the pandemic lifestyle on your children and are there benefits of this lifestyle? An interesting question and as you may imagine, I have some thoughts on the matter which you are about to hear. Image by Mirko Sajkov from Pixabay Musical Intro How has life changed in the Covid-19 era for children- What I see as the positives? I have a confession to make. My medical partners used to accuse me of seeing the world through rose colored glasses. In our meetings, they would always tell me to "take off those rose-colored glasses". Well, maybe they were right? I tend to try and find the silver lining whenever possible in most situations, and I guess the Covid-19 pandemic is no exception. I actually see a lot of positives in the radical shift in lifestyle that children have experienced recently in America. Yes, so much of your children's lives are different but sometimes, change is good. No, I am not blind to all the trauma and uncertainty that children are experiencing now, but all the change just might promote growth. Here are a few examples of how I see the pandemic improving the lives of your children today and possibly in the future: More outdoor time. Childhood was once an outdoor activity. If you are over 50 years old, you know what I am talking about. Life before video games and ubiquitous screens. Well, it's coming back!  Craving the outdoors has become fashionable again and riding bikes is definitely in! There are actually more bicycles riding around my neighborhood than cars, mostly driven by children. I love seeing children outside, playing traditional games without screens or any electronics. Throwing balls, riding their bikes, swinging, or just digging in the dirt. I even s