Rob Huebel, Grace Lin, and the COVID Slide

Parent Trapped

With the school year coming to an end, parents and caregivers might be feeling a mix of relief and worry: relief that they no longer have to play makeshift teacher … and worry that they didn't do enough to help their kids learn this year. In today's episode, Amanda Morin from Understood shares tips on how to support your kids in these last few weeks of whatever school is now … and whatever summer is going to be. Understood is an organization that provides support for children with disabilities and learning and attention issues like dyslexia and ADHD.

Plus award-winning children's book author Grace Lin joins us to spice up learning at home -- by giving kids a chance to speak to their favorite writers.

And comedian Rob Huebel has some tricks for getting through the monotony of spending every freakin' day with your kids.

After the show:

• Read over these important developmental milestones from the folks at Understood.
• Grace Lin is the author of the Ling and Ting series (age 5+) and middle-grade novels like Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (age 10+), which received a Newbery Honor.
• Grace Lin's podcast is called Kids Ask Authors. To find out how your kids can submit their questions or get their own work featured on the show, visit kidsaskauthors.com.
• Follow Rob Huebel on Instagram for more of his parody videos like "Crafts for Kids!" (Heads up! These videos are actually for adults.)

And we want to hear your tips and suggestions! Send your questions and tips—especially the strange ones—to [e-mail], and we might invite you on the show.

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