One Calgary mother is offering tips to parents now in isolation with their children, after Alberta schools cancelled classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ellen Percival, the publisher and editor in chief of Calgary’s Child Magazine, said there are important factors to remember when handling the outbreak — at home with your family. “The first thing I would say is to make sure you deal with your own anxiety first,” Percival said during an interview with CHQR 770 on Tuesday. “Get the information you need, calm yourself down and then sit with your kids and talk about their fears and worries.” Percival recently returned from a cruise around the Caribbean and has been self-isolating with her family since as a precautionary method.