When children start their holidays, parents start having a “fun” time. Children need to be captivated by something and somehow entertained. And when the holidays increase due to quarantine, then there’s no time for jokes at all. After all, then the question of how to keep the children occupied at home is further aggravated by the fact that mom and dad have to work, and the children have to be kept locked up. But they don’t like it there, they need to run around, make noise, play around and scream.
The very first thing to do: stop panicking. I know from myself that when I have a lot of work and it should have been done yesterday, I start to stress myself out that I won’t have time, I’ll mess up and the children will tear out the last surviving nerve cells from my lifeless body.
This article will primarily be useful for those mothers who work remotely, and it will be relevant not only during the holidays or quarantine. After reading it, you will have no questions about what to do with your children at home. I am sure that my methods, born during 10 years of freelancing with children who do not attend kindergarten, will be useful to you.
What to do with your child at home: advice for parents
Before you come up with entertainment for your child, think about your time. After all, you need to work a job, regardless of whether your child (or better yet 2 or 3) is at home or not. And in order for you not to have a stroke, and the children not to go crazy from boredom and idleness, you need to do some preliminary work.
- Make a daily schedule of tasks. It should not be very detailed and there should not be any clear time limits. IT IS IMPORTANT! Because if you try to stick to a specific time, at the very first puncture you will be overcome by a feeling of hopelessness and guilt for your worthless life. Just leave a list of what needs to be done: washing, cleaning, working, cooking, playing with children, going for a walk, etc.
- Involve children in creating the fun part of the schedule.
- Start getting up at least 30 minutes earlier. And ideally a couple of hours before the children wake up. You will immediately notice how your day has doubled, or even tripled.
- Don't try to embrace the immensity and do a thousand things at once. Slowly but surely follow the plan. Combine what can be combined. For example, first throw the laundry in the washing machine, and then start preparing dinner, while watching a cartoon with your child and commenting on what is happening
- In the evening, be sure to thank yourself for being such a smart person, even if the entire plan was not completed. We do not participate in the “Five-Year Plan in 3 Years” program; not only the result is important to us, but also our health. Especially mental.
- Learn to fill yourself with energy. 10 simple ways to do this can be found in my other article
Child is bored at home: what to do
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