Family support line for parents who are teaching kids at home

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, health care workers and essential employees are still going to work every day

ALL NEW THISMORNING -PARENTING, WHILEBEING ON THE FRONTLINES.HEALTH CAREWORKERS, ANDOTHER ESSENTIALEMPLOYEES ARE STILLGOING TO WORKEVERY DAY -THEN, COMING HOMETO HELP THEIR KIDSNAVIGATE SCHOOLWORK.IT'S NOT AN EASYBALANCE.I SPOKE WITH ALESIACONNER, WHO IS AREGISTERED NURSEWORKINGOVERNIGHTS AT ECMC.WHEN SHE'S DONEWITH HER SHIFT, SHECOMES HOME TO HERTHREE KIDS -BETWEEN THE AGESOF THREE AND 13.ON TOP OF WORKING ADIFFICULT OVERNIGHTSCHEDULE, SHE'STRYING TO GETSCHOOL WORK DONEWITH HER KIDS.I'M TRYING TO TEACHWHEN I'M TIRED,YOU'RE CRYING, YOUDON'T WANT TO DO THEWORK - IT'S VERYDIFFICULT RIGHT NOW.I NEED SOME REST.

INEED TO MAKE SUREI'M WELL RESTED TOGET BACK UP AND HELPFIGHT THIS BATTLE.SO MANY PARENTSARE FEELING THISSAME STRUGGLE.SO EPIC - WHICH IS ALOCAL GROUP THATHELPS WITHPARENTING SUPPORT -HAS LAUNCHED AHOTLINE WHERE YOUCAN GO FOR HELP.THE GROUP SAYS THISIS A REALLYSTRESSFUL TIME FORPARENTS, AND IT'SIMPORTANT TOUNDERSTAND WHATWORKS FOR YOURFAMILY, AND TO ALSOCUT YOURSELF SOMESLACK.REALLY GIVEYOURSELF A BREAK.RECOGNIZE THAT THISSITUATION IS DIFFICULTFOR EVERYONE, NOONE IS EXPECTING YOUTO BE PERFECT.THE EPIC HOTLINE ISOPEN FROM 8:30 - 4:30WEEKDAYS, WE PUTTHE NUMBER ON OURWEBSITE.ANYONE CAN REACHOUT FOR SOMESUGGESTIONS ONPARENTING IN THISUNCERTAIN TIME - ANDALSO CREATING AROUTINE THAT WORKSFOR YOU.THAT'S WHAT ALESIADID - AND TONIGHT I'LLTELL YOU HOW SHEFOUND A SCHEDULETHAT WORKS FOR HERFAMILY, AND HERADVICE FOR OTHERMOMS AND DADS.STRAIGHT AHEAD --HOW ONE RUNNEROUT WEST IS GIVINGUS A LOT OF MONDAYMOTIVATION HERE INWESTERN NEW YORK.PLUS, THE SPECIALREASON TODAY'SPAWS FOR LOVE PUPIS WELL-KNOWN BYPEOPLE AT THEAIRPORT.