A psychotherapist says there will be a different level of acceptance by different folks when it comes to play dates during the coronavirus pandemic.
DECLINING INVITATIONS IN THETIME OF COVID.
HOW DO YOU DO ITAND NOT SEVER A FRIENDSHIP.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL FIVEDUNNAN HAS ADVICE ON HOW TOTREAD LIGHTLY.TORY: AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TOREOPEN, SOME KIDS GO BACK.OTHERS DONDIFFERENT STRIDES ANDTHERAPISTS SAY IT CAN BE ANAWKWARD TIME FOR FAMILIES.1:54 ITAROUND PEOPLE.
ITYOU PUT YOUR MASK ON?
DO YOUTAKE IT OFF?
DO THEY FEEL WEIRDYOU ARE WEARING IT?
DO YOUFEEL WEIRD THEY ARE NOTWEARING IT MOM VALENTINACATTANEO SAYS BEING SOCIALISNPEOPLE ARE SO USED TO SOCIALINTERACTION AND WHEN THISSTRUCK US, PEOPLE CANTHEMSELVES ANYMORE PLAYDATESIN A PANDEMIC CAN BRING UPANXIETY.
EVEN IN THE FORM OFAN INVITATION.
(NAT SHOWINGCHART) 3:06 THESE GUYS WANT TOSEE IF THERE IS GOING TO BE ASPIKE THEY WANT TO SEE HOWMANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING ILL.THERAPIST JENNIFER TOMKO WITHCLARITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS SAYSWE ARE AT VARIOUS POINTS WHENIT COMES TO RE-ENTRY INTOLIFE.
1:00 WE ARE ALL ATDIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACCEPTANCEAND RISK TOLERANCE SHE SAYSRESPECT IS KEY TO MAINTAININGFRIENDSHIPS, ESPECIALLY WITHTHOSE WHO ARE NOT LIKE-MINDED.
2:01 SOME PEOPLE AREGOING TO BE VERY TOLERANT OFPOTENTIAL THREATS AND SOMEPEOPLE WILL BE REALLY REALLYCAUTIOUS AND WE JUST HAVE TORESPECT WHERE EVERYONE ISWITHOUT JUDGEMENT AND DONMAKE IT PERSONAL.
BUTT TO:6:32 THERE IS A LOGICAL REASONYOU MAY BE HANGING OUT WITHTHESE PEOPLE AND NOT THOSEMAKE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.5:16 BE APOLOGETIC BUT STATETHE REASONS, THE RATIONALE FORWHY YOU DONAND IF THE PERSON IS NOT ABLETO ACCEPT THAT FEEDBACK, THENYOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD.
ALOCAL PEDIATRICIAN SAYS YOURHEALTH COMES FIRST.
:19 RIGHTNOW, IN THE TIMES OF COVID,ITNEVER HAVE TO FEEL BAD ABOUTDECLINING A PLAYDATE OR ANINVITE TO GO TO SOMEONEOR DO ANYTHING WITH ANOTHERFAMILY.
BUTT TO: 1:56 YOUSHOULDNYOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHATSGOING ON IN YOUR FAMILYHEALTH HISTORY IN ORDER TOEXPLAIN WHY YOUAND INVITATION.
TOMKO SAYSUNDERSTAND THIS MAY TAKE TIME.7:00 WE HAVE TO RESPECT THATEVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT WAYOF LIVING THEIR LIVES AND ADIFFERENT WAY OF MAKING THEDECISIONS THEY MAKE ANDJUDGING THOSE DECISIONSDOESNTORY DUNNAN.
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