Never again will people say that teachers have it easy after all of this is over, right? Parents are now the teachers.
Life right now is challenging to say the least. With a sudden turn of events, people off work or working from home, children stuck at home who need to do school work, how does one get through all of this? Life was already busy and crazy, but shifting to a new normal can be difficult and uncomfortable for a moment. Believe it or not, there are ways to make this time at home more bearable and smoother. How? Let me give you a few tips!
Create a dedicated space
Perhaps a playroom or another room in the house can be made into a learning center for your child. If you don’t have the extra room, no worries! Setting up a table, or using the kitchen table works just fine! Take a day or two to recreate the room and make it inviting and welcoming. If it looks pleasing to the eye, your child will want to spend time in it. Its psychology! If it is a separate room, your child can focus on the tasks that need to be done and accomplished. This goes into my next tip.
Limit the distractions
We live in a tech savy world. Phones, tablets, TVs, etc. are everywhere for us to watch, touch, and engage with. But these are also some of our biggest distractions. Limit time that is allowed on devices. Use this time to have your children get creative and learn how to old school play without the technology. They will thank you later.
Set a schedule
During this time, it can be so easy to wing it each day and not have a set schedule. Although this “down time” can be fun in a way, creating a schedule may be just what you and your family needs. This schedule wouldn’t have to be implemented strictly every day. After all, they are just children, and they need some freedom too. However, having a schedule for a few days a week can really set the tone. During these days, following the schedule can have you focused on the day and what needs to be done, but don’t get hung up on homeschooling for hours on end. Let the children play and be kids. Play is their work.
These are just a few tips that may help your family ease into your new normal for however long. Use this time to see the positive and get creative with your children. No one said it would be easy, but attitude is everything. More than ever, your children are watching you and you have the control of how you respond, always.
Here may be some more helpful blogs and sites for you to breeze through! Enjoy!
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https://www.today.com/parents/teacher-s-advice-homeschooling-during-covid-19-crisis-t176370
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