We are in the middle of an extraordinary world crisis, that is clear. The impact and change to our daily lives from the Coronavirus is far-reaching, unprecedented and previously unthinkable. We’ve only ever seen things like this in movies before.
As parents we should be constantly helping our children to become resilient. Building resilience in childhood helps children navigate the obstacles they encounter as they grow. We can’t take away all the pain and stress but we can teach children how to deal with this and use it to build resilence.
This is week seven of lockdown, week eight in some places and longer if you were self isolating before the enforced lockdown. We need to keep reminding ourselves, we are safe at home, not stuck at home.
It wouldn’t be unusual if you and other members of your family are feeling higher levels of anxiety than usual as lockdown restrictions continue.
Staying at home during COVID-19 can mean that you have more time to do the things you enjoy. For me, it’s trying out different exercise apps with the children.
I said early on in this process that home schooling is a choice, this is crisis schooling and that is something very different. It’s also different for those families who normally home school their children – why? Well, because they won’t be used to being schooled 100% from home either, they will be used to outdoor learning, museum trips and other learning excursions.
I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this but, after President Trump decided to hypothesise about drinking bleach, and it’s potential ability to perform some sort of inner cleansing, I must say – PLEASE DO NOT DRINK BLEACH!!!
These are challenging times for us all. The coronavirus lockdown means that many of us are confined to our homes for an unknown amount of time. If you are a parent, then there’s also the added pressure of educating your children all day, and keeping them entertained, whilst still tackling all the normal day-to-day tasks and your own job.