Hello Everyone! I have a question for you all. How do you handle your child/children through anxiety? Do you see certain behaviors that your children display as a reaction to the Anxiety that they are experiencing? This week while my daughter was on remote learning, I noticed her camera was off. I asked her why is her camera off during her live learning session with her teacher? In my mind I was ruling things out that might pose a reason why her camera would be off, like her room is not clean, she is having a bad hair day etc. None of those reason I was thinking about existed, so why was her camera off? My daughter replied, ” I don’t know , I just want may camera off sometimes.” In that moment I didn’t investigate further, but began to rattle off my two cents. “It is really a sign of disrespect to the teacher to have your camera off, especially live lessons”, I explained. “Your teacher needs to visibly see you so she knows that you understand the material, and that your participating”, I continued. Later on that day, as I was talking to another parent, I was reminded that this was my child that has never like to be the center of attention. She hates going to school late and having to enter a room with all eyes on her’. She dreaded being called on by her to teacher and had to respond in front of everyone. This explained why she preferred her camera to be off in the live sessions. It actually made her uncomfortable for all her classmates to see her on video, especially in her safe space. I didn’t realized that these moment for my daughter added to her preexisting anxiety. Also she was trying to decrease that feeling by keeping the camera off and still being mentally present with her class. I know some teachers require cameras to be on during remote learning, but to help my child be more successful in her remote learning, I have to reach her where she is emotionally. So I reached out to her teacher, and check if it is okay for her to have her video off at times she feels uncomfortable. To my surprise her teacher was so understanding. I am truly thankful that I was able to recognize my daughter’s moment of anxiety during remote learning. If your are noticing some questionable behaviors with your child/children during remote learning, please don’t hesitate to share. Thank you being a part of this parenting journey.