How to Handle The “You’re Not Taking Social Distancing Seriously!” Fight
How to Handle The “You’re Not Taking Social Distancing Seriously!” Fight
By Jeremy Brown, May 13 2020
Fair enough. But when tempers are flaring, what does this look like? Well, in order to have a compassionate discussions about social distancing, psychotherapist Dr. Dana Dorfman, PhD, says parents need to, first and foremost, separate facts from emotion, as well as interpretation. “Anxieties are high and are likely to intrude on our judgments. As a result, parents should try their best to disentangle emotions and facts,” she says. “Citing objective evidence rather than ‘interpretations’ of information can be useful.” In other words: facts are not feelings. We hear and interpret information through our unique lenses and experiences. It’s essential that information someone is basing their decisions on is rooted in fact and objective science.