LCSD Excellence March 2020 Special Edition LCSD Excellence March 2020 Issue VIII | Page 27

3 Structure Up
COVID-19 PARENTING
COVID-19 has taken away our daily work, home and school routines.
This is hard for children, teenagers and for you. Making new routines can help.
Create a flexible but
consistent daily routine
Make a schedule for you and your children that has
time for structured activities as well as free time. This
can help children feel more secure and better behaved.
Children or teenagers can help plan the routine for the
day – like making a school timetable. Children will
follow this better if they help to make it.
Include exercise in each day
- this helps with stress and kids
with lots of energy at home.
Teach
your
child
about
keeping
safe
distances
If you practice keeping safe distances and hygiene
yourself, and treat others with compassion, especially
those who are sick or vulnerable – your children and
teenagers will learn from you.
You can also write letters and draw
pictures to share with people. Put
them up outside your home for others
to see!
You can reassure your child by talking
about how you are keeping safe.
Listen to their suggestions and take
them seriously.
Make handwashing and hygiene fun
Make a 20-second song
for washing hands. Add
actions! Give children
points and praise for
regular handwashing.
You are a model for
your child’s behavior
If it is OK in your country,
get children outside.
Make a game to see how few
times we can touch our faces
with a reward for the least
number of touches (you can
count for each other).
At the end of each day,
take a minute to think
about the day. Tell your
child about one positive
or fun thing they did.
Praise yourself for what
you did well today.
You are a star!
For more information click below links:
Parenting tips
from WHO
Parenting tips
from UNICEF
In worldwide
languages
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