The week's best parenting advice: March 9, 2021

Why some kids thrive with e-learning, how to parent like a hunter-gatherer, and more

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1. When e-learning is actually better

Remote learning during the pandemic has been hard for many kids — but not all of them. Some parents are realizing their children actually thrive in an online learning environment, reports Eva Tesfaye at NPR's Morning Edition. This is especially true for some students with ADHD, or autism, or who generally "focus better when they are not around classmates," Tesfaye says. "Before virtual, when I was in-person, I had almost all F's, but now since virtual I have all A's," says 16-year-old Ava, who has ADHD and found in-person learning too distracting. Some schools are looking for ways to accommodate these students as classrooms reopen by launching permanent e-learning programs for kids who want them. "There's a great deal of excitement about this as a new option, a new possibility, for learning," says Paul Gausman, superintendent for the Sioux City Community School District in Iowa.

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Jessica Hullinger is a writer and former deputy editor of The Week Digital. Originally from the American Midwest, she completed a degree in journalism at Indiana University Bloomington before relocating to New York City, where she pursued a career in media. After joining The Week as an intern in 2010, she served as the title’s audience development manager, senior editor and deputy editor, as well as a regular guest on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast. Her writing has featured in other publications including Popular Science, Fast Company, Fortune, and Self magazine, and she loves covering science and climate-related issues.