With such a high mortality rate for the elderly who catch the Coronavirus, it’s little surprise that many older citizens are afraid to leave their homes. Unfortunately, this makes survival difficult as they often cannot afford expensive delivery services. Some Australian grocery stores are opening earlier to give those who are at least in their 60s an hour of shopping where they don’t have to worry about being around crowds of potentially infected people.
Unfortunately such actions are not as widespread in other areas which is why we are so happy to hear about reports of teens who are volunteering to help their elderly neighbors with grocery shopping. The teens in the linked article are using their own money to create care packages for their older neighbors who are scared to leave home, saving them from having to make the terrible decision of whether to risk catching the virus or go hungry.
Due to so many school shutdowns, countless teens are left without much to do. At difficult times like these, it is important for communities to come together and help each other. If your teen needs something to do, assisting elderly neighbors is a great option that will help teach the value of helping others.
To help keep track of your child’s device use and teach them positive habits, we recommend utilizing technology such as MMGuardian- a parental control app that parents can use to be as hands on or off as they want while ensuring their children stay safe. MMGuardian offers an extensive list of features for parents of children with Android phones such as SMS and social media message monitoring (including TikTok, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, and WhatsApp), app control, time limits, contact blocking, web filtering, location, and priority alerts for concerning topics such as bullying, suicide, inappropriate pictures, and more.
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Consider also joining our Facebook group “Tech-Savvy Parenting” to discuss raising kids in the 21st century with other parents.
