A child, children need the utmost love, care, and support in their childhood. During this phase of life, they do not have a basic sense of life and how the world around them works. They are carefree and do not mind anything. For them, everything is simple and easy. They are happy with their toys and watching cartoons. Childhood is supposedly the best time of the whole human life. They do not have any responsibility to act upon nor do they have any stress to take care of, they are happy with playing with their toys.
But as they grow older and get into playgroups and school it becomes very important to school them and teach them the fundamental principles. They are classed regarding school life and the importance of education in their lives. Going to school can be a bit scary in the beginning but it becomes very fun when we have friends. In this initial phase of life both teachers and parents play an important part in shaping their lives. Parents and teachers are responsible for the holistic development of the child. They play a very important role in forming a Child's first impression of the world.
A child's healthy social, emotional, mental & physical well-being all depends on parents. Parents are the child's first role model. They behave, react, and imitate their parents. Good parental support helps a child to be a positive, healthy & good learner. A teacher provides various experiences to a student to face the challenging world. The teacher guides a student regarding the early concepts and developmental skills of life. As the child grows and develops mastery of different skills, the teacher becomes a real guide in nurturing their interests and learning to make them more independent. But since the pandemic broke and made the world a moving war, it is affecting the children's mental health, studies as well as childhood.
As their schools are shut, they are studying online which has both advantages and disadvantages. It can be helpful for them by giving them an ample amount of time but can also act as a hurdle for their overall development. But as they are now spending a lot of time in their home, it can be a bit difficult for them to go back to school when everything goes back to normal. Parents and teachers both can make sure and support that going back to school and settling again isn't that difficult for them.
Things To Do To Support The Children
Parents and teachers act as the biggest motivator in a child's life. They nurture the child and prepare them for a bright career and to face challenges throughout a child's life. A child has a distributed time for school & home thus their time distributed equally amongst parents & teachers. Parents and teachers both can support the children when they go back to school after the pandemic is over. Parents and teachers can help a kid to easily go back normal and enjoy school life again. They can support the children by-
- Parents taking interest in their child's school work and making them comfortable to go back to school.
- Teaching them the true value of school in a student's life.
- Making them understand what is going on right now in this world and what does a pandemic means.
- Parents and teachers should check on their mental stability constantly.
- Teachers should not pressurise the students during the class and make them enjoy the class so that they can go back to school easily.
- Involve them into extracurricular activities so that they can look forward to go back to school.
- Communicate with them and provide them with a safe environment for them to share anything.
- Parents and teachers can team up and interact with the students and make them comfortable about going back to school.
- Help them make more friends so that they can be happy about going back to school.
- Play with them and provide their mental health a stability so that the pandemic is not affecting a lot.
- Make sure they are not facing any bullying and have a healthy friend circle.
Children minds are quite pure, they do not possess any ill thoughts. Children are innocent too and making sure that their school life and mental health is not spoiled and harmed by the pandemic. They need the parent's and teacher's support during as well as when the pandemic is over. Making sure that they enjoy going back to the school school life is essential for them to have a great childhood.
