The lockdown owing to the COVID 19 Corona Virus has been extended. This is indeed a very tough time for all on all fronts and for all ages. It is true that being restricted to one’s home is mentally difficult to deal with people of all ages. However the same is toughest to deal with for young children. Being restricted to the indoors can indeed put a great mental burden on them. As parents to it could be an insurmountable task for you to keep them happy over this long period. Here are some useful tips on how to deal with child psychology that you could consider keeping your children engaged during the lockdown period.
Develop Schedules and Routines
The first and foremost thing to do both for adults, as well as young children, is to maintain a daily routine. Unless one is disciplined to maintain the same it could indeed lead to adverse conditions. This means young children getting lazy. It is to avoid the same it is important that you ask your young child to set a routine. As parents, you could help them to set the same. In the daily routine, it needs to be ensured that it is well balanced. There should be sufficient time for every activity. Now with the online classes commencing in many schools, studies have already become a part of the daily lives of children. Along with studies you could involve them in the daily household chores to some extent. They could also be engaged in certain learning activities, wherein you could take the help of online means. There must also be adequate time for relaxation, fun, and entertainment too.
Making the Household Chores a family activity
Now with the lockdown, many homes are not able to avail the help of the domestic maids. Thus much of the household chores have to be managed by us itself. Instead of putting the entire burden of household chores on the lady of the house, the entire family including children could help. By doing this you could keep your young child engaged productively. Here everyone would be happy and also productive too.
Try and Nurture their Creativity
It is possible that your child has some hidden talent liken singing, playing a musical instrument, drawing and painting. Along with this he could also be into making new videos for the online means and so on. As parents this is the ideal time where you could help them to fully nurture their creativity in the right direction. They could also play certain indoor games like chess and so.
Socializing through the online means
With the latest technology one can easily connect with someone or groups who may be based at far of locations. Now there are numerous mobile apps through which one could communicate with relative and friends located far away.
To conclude we can say that the lockdown along with many inconveniences to all particularly on young children. However we at Moner Alo believe that by following the above mentioned tips, would help your ability to deal with the child psychology of young children during the lockdown.