5 Life Skills to Teach Your Children During the Coronavirus Lockdown
posted on Apr 22, 2020
There is no point in hiding the truth that the current coronavirus crisis is going to keep the kids out of their schools for some time now. While most CBSE affiliated schools in Greater Noida are already imparting, or planning to impart, online lessons, teaching skills over virtual mediums come with their own obstacles
There is no point in hiding the truth that the current coronavirus crisis is going to keep the kids out of their schools for some time now. While most CBSE affiliated schools in Greater Noida are already imparting, or planning to impart, online lessons, teaching skills over virtual mediums come with their own obstacles. Here, the responsibilities fall on you, as parents, to pick the baton up and coach your children in life skills that will help them to survive in the long run. With everyone under lockdown and minimum resources available to keep the kids engaged, life skills lessons can become fun activities for your entire family as a whole. This post shares 5 ideas. You can innovate and add more depending on your child’s needs.
How many parents have you already heard complaining about their children’s disorganised rooms? Left unto the kids, the rooms never get cleaned. Take this time in your home to teach your child the importance of organisation. Show him/her how to create space, reuse existing things, and making the best of what is available. You can always help with the organisation but refrain from doing it for your child. Engage him/her actively and constantly ask for ideas. It is important to keep the space clean where you are continuously living now. This is indeed the right time to plant the organising seed in your child.
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Separating fake news from facts
Today’s students will be living in a digital age. It is highly likely that they will read their news from social media and form opinions by reading e-articles. In such an age, it is vital for everyone to possess the skill of differentiating fake news from facts and prevent themselves from getting swayed in the wrong direction. The best preschool in Greater Noida West always tries to inculcate this sense but they rarely get a realistic scenario to show the effects live. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has already given rise to a host of fake news. And this is your opportunity to teach your child to differentiate in real-time.
People of every country and all spheres are currently feeling the effect a lack of resources can bring. When supply dries up due to an unforeseen event, food is the first material that becomes scarce. However, if students possess the habit of growing their own produce, know the techniques to nurture a plant and use its fruits, they can survive longer than any other city dweller without depending much on other factors. If you do not have a garden, a small pot by the window will do. Research together and teach your child to grow simple vegetables and herbs that can be used to cook something up fast.
This naturally follows the skill of gardening. In your absence, children must know basic cooking tactics that should enable them to quench their immediate hunger. Ask your child to stand beside you and observe. Give him/her menial tasks to begin with like peeling peas or adding salt. Gradually, increase the complexity and teach your child rudimentary dishes that not only fills the stomach but also adds nutrition. With home helps on leave and the students more at home, there cannot be a better daily activity to engage in apart from cooking. Make dishes together and bond as a family.
The top institute in the list of Greater Noida schools will have emphasised the need for continuing with physical activity sessions even at home. Kids cannot go out to play now. Their lives have become even more sedentary. With no proper outlet of their energy, they can soon become bored and disruptive. Home exercise can come in here. You can indulge in basic cardio together or practice yoga for a solid hour. Be sure to follow a proper routine by consulting an online expert as there is always a chance of hurting yourselves without supervision. The habit will stay with your child and he/she will remain fit throughout his/her life.
The current times are difficult but apart from maintaining our precautions, almost everything else is out of our hands. As BGS Vijnatham has always preached, there might be an opportunity lurking somewhere even the worst of times. BGS students have the foundation to pick up new skills. They possess the mentality to actively learn and engage. You will only have to give them the necessary nudge and they are sure to join the bandwagon of learning more life-skills. We are all staying home to help our society. We are all praying for the storm to pass soon. Till then, it is all about keeping our heart and making the best of the time available.