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Families are under attack. Of course, we all worried about the pandemic. Families are also overwhelmed by the staggering effects of daily confinement, managing children's education, the uncertain economy income, and anxiety about the future.Would you like practical advice for getting through the pandemic? Would your family be helped by some tips for handling the daily challenges? Read this book. It's filled with useful information for coping with the daily stresses and tensions brought about by the pandemic.Read this book. It's helpful if you're a couple, together or separated, working well as partners or can't communicate. It's helpful if you are parents of toddlers or you have adult children now living with you. It's helpful you are concerned about an elderly or ailing family member.We are all in the stormy seas of COVID-19. Read this book for help so you can make it safely to shore.Things are starting to break down. I don't just mean psyche and soul and social bonds and sense of self. I mean ordinary, overworked things around the house: the dishwasher, the garage-door opener, the fridge door, the faucet in the kids' bathroom, the towel hanger in the kids' bathroom, the toilet in the kids' bathroom. (Don't ask)The reality for many is far worse. It's a mess.And, even if it's temporary, lives will not quickly return to normal - whatever normal may look like once we are able to go to school and our jobs, get out of the house, and feel some sense of relief.The strain on families at every social and economic level intensifies daily. Economic distress escalates as we figure out how to pay bills, apply for unemployment, worry whether our jobs will be there "after the virus," and if they are, what sort of changes can we expect? Children are idle and restless. They have suddenly lost contact with friends, school mates, and teachers; they have fewer (if any) outlets for physical activity. Children as well as their parents are trying to cope with rapidly organized distance l