Today, the world is going through one of the most gruesome
situations in human history. This novel “coronavirus” or COVID-19 came as a
hidden enemy and hit the weakest point of the human race i.e. social bonding.
This bonding is a building block for every human residing in any corner of the
world. This truly makes us unbeatable or rather invincible in every sphere of
life. Many of our infrastructures are developed to share this bonding in the
form of sentiments. And today this bonding is in threat. Of course, once again
technology is leading the war and helping humanity to fight this pandemic in
all possible ways.
However, technology cannot restrain our emotions; it can
help in rejuvenation but cannot replace a physical bonding. Self isolation
created due to this pandemic is creating enormous psychological barriers. It
has almost ruined everybody’s life.
And in current situation, one of the worst affected people in this pandemic is these naive children. Their unleashed imaginations are wrapped under the carpet of
self isolation. Imagine a situation where the mother is corona positive and the
child is corona negative. These daunting circumstances are creating distress,
anxiety and affecting mental health of parents as well as children. For most of
the parents, it’s a herculean task to keep them happy and engaged, especially
when a child is hyperactive and over demanding.
Apart from you tube kids and cartoon networks, to cope up
with this pandemic, here are 5 little tricks of parenting in pandemic.
Children find their pursuit of happiness in nature more than
anywhere else. They keep exploring nature's most minuscule things for hours
without disturbing us. But in this situation when we cannot go outside, it is
better to engage them in an activity they love. And perhaps gardening is the
best way of learning new things. While gardening they think of themselves as a
creator and try to reciprocate nature by keeping strict vigilance on each and
every corner of the garden. Preparing for a new plantation, watering it every
day and watching them grow keeps them engaged for hours. Even for grownups, if
I am not wrong, we are still thrilled with nature’s nature. Plants like “touch
me not” fill us with greater excitement.
Sketching gives shape to all those bizarre imaginations of
children and colors fill their hypothetical arena with blushing brightness.
Painting is the second best thing to engage our child in the most creative way.
It can be fun watching them draw their favorite superheroes and act
accordingly. Drawing Mickey Mouse on their favorite baseball or Donald duck on
their favorite water bottle still makes lots of sense. True to their affinity,
they take a deep dive in their imaginary world to unleash the potential of
their creation. This phenomenon enriches them to shape their analytical
thinking.
Out of all three superpowers of nature, water has the most
soothing side effect on our body. Probably this may be the reason why every
little child loves to play with water. Guessing pictures out of water droplets, washing their lovable toys, dancing under the fountain, beating baskets as
a drum and playing with foam is their favorite time pass. Undoubtedly taking
bath is third in my list to keep them engaged almost every day with little or
no intervention by parents. It also acts as a tranquilizer to make them
sleep.
Children are always fascinated by the taste of food cooked by
their beloved mother. They also want to be like her, they want to cook. Letting
them litter flour, taking out peas from its cover, playing with dough or
preparing stuff for baking cookies is a heartwarming fun filled activity.
Letting them understand the importance of eating healthy supplements is the
most important part of involving children. They eagerly want to learn until
they understand it is not their cup of tea.
Children like to play with toys, but it cannot fulfill their
desire unless we get engaged with them. They are looking at us as a partner
with whom they can learn some mystic mantra to impress their best friends in
the future. This is a perfect time to reinvent the wheel of traditional indoor
games like hide and seek, ludo, chess, carom, playing cards or making house of
pillows and many more to keep them engaged. Parents are best friends with their
children, and can make a sea change in their behavior if they start getting
engaged in activities they like most.
Happy parenting!
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