During stressful times, children need parents to be at their best. That can be especially challenging right now, amid school closures due to the coronavirus outbreak. Connecticut Children’s pediatrician Rebecca Moles, MD, joins the blog with strategies to help.
Take great breaks
The best breaks involve movement! Get up, move around, go outside, have a snack, toss a ball, make a paper airplane, fold the laundry, have a pillow fight. Remember: Your child is used to structured activity at school with social interaction. This is not the time to tell your child “go play outside” without providing some suggested activity.
Plant seeds (indoors or out) and mark the progress daily in a journal. Take the break with your child; you will find that your focused work time is more productive, too. Make sure “break” isn’t your child trading one screen for another.