It has been months since we have all been stuck at home because of the coronavirus, and we still aren’t sure how many more days we will have to stay like this. The adults are bored, depressed, and fed up by staying in quarantine for this long, and so are the kids. The kids have nothing productive to do; in such situations either they spend most of their time in front of the screen or bugging their parents. Do you know what is the ideal age for a child to have a phone?

To all the parents out there, this is a great time to bond with your kids because when they grow up they won’t remember the gifts you have given to them or the branded clothes you bought for them; all they will remember is the time you spent with them with joys and laughter. Instead of getting annoyed or scolding them try to use positive parenting techniques for their well-being. Here you can read about how to reduce screen time in children.

Here are some positive parenting tips during this COVID exhaustion:

Try to spend time with each child individually

Try to understand their needs, and listen to their stories. Kids have so many things going on in their lives they want to talk about, but most of the time parents are so busy that they cannot listen to them. So now use this quarantine time efficiently instead of getting stressed. Try to be there for your kids and talk it out. While talking, do remember not to be judgmental. Use simple words that they will understand and be supportive.

Value their opinion

Ask for their opinion on matters that concern them. Show them that they matter and their point of view matters. Give them the confidence of taking their own decisions.

Involve them in positive and healthy activities

Minimize their screen time and engage them in healthy activities that would aid them in maintaining good health, such as blocks/lego, puzzles, running, skipping, or board games. Activities between siblings not only enhance their bonding but also benefit them in learning new things.

Encouragement to invest time in green activities

Allow children to do the planting. Ask them to take care of the plants. You can also paint pots with them. Such activities will not only enhance their artistic skills but will also be a great way of freeing stress.

Friendly and peaceful environment at home

No matter how much stressful the situation is, try to keep your kids away from the unpleasant news. Maintain a healthy environment at home where kids can grow and bloom without any fear. A home should be a place where kids feel safe and secure.

Be a role model, not a talker

Children imitate what elders do. Instead of just verbally teaching them the morals, show it to them. Kids are always watching you even when you don’t realize it. They learn more from what they see instead of what they are told.

Tantrums

Kids do have tantrums. Remember it’s not your job to stop them from having one but it’s your job to not have one. Here is a complete guide on how to handle child tantrums and meltdowns.

Never shame your kids

Research has shown that shaming and punishing kids create more awkwardness because such behavior makes them feel misunderstood, insignificant, and angry; both at themselves and their parents. Parents should talk to the kids about their misbehavior, and make them understand their mistakes without shaming. Such parenting tips help kids and bring positive and long-lasting changes in them. It makes them feel relieved, seen, understood, and cared for. Although most of the parents choose the easy way out of yelling and shaming; such behavior affects the child negatively and lessens the influence of parents on them.

Let them learn through natural and logical outcome

Instead of punishing them, make them learn through natural outcomes.

For example, your child refuses to wear shoes; his feet get wet and he may slip. Let them slip one time, so the next time they know the consequences of not wearing the shoes. Let them learn from their own mistakes whenever it is possible.

In logical outcomes use the logic when they do not adhere.

For example, you want your kids to put all the toys in the basket; so you won’t step on any, but they are not adhering to it. So each time you step on a toy put it away from the child in the closet when they will start losing the toys as a consequence of their actions they will start taking care of it.

Positive reinforcements

Positive reinforcements are very crucial for the maintenance of healthy behavior. Whenever they do something good acknowledge them, and give them little tokens of appreciation, whether it is something tangible or non-tangible.

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