Math homework and history reading can mostly be done alone. But social and emotional learning requires interaction. Here's how parents can help their children during remote schooling.
Ready, set, reframe: Instead of stressing out about coronavirus and the shutdown, let’s use this time of social isolation to prioritize self-care and mental wellness.Without peers to correct behavior and adults outside the home to model it, parents might have to be more conscientious of their status as role models.
Parents can do the same thing by consistently talking to their kids as a way to make sure they have an outlet to express their fears, frustrations and joys. Schlund said it’s important to build the check-in into a reliable routine. It doesn’t have to be in the morning, but it should come at a similar time of day, she said.
While the pandemic has forced flexibility in many respects, Lawrence stressed, “Kids need routines. That’s very important.”It will likely help that this fall Los Angeles Unified, the largest school district in the state, willParents don’t have to wait until their kids are in distress to try to come up with a solution, Schlund said.
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