Back to School: How to Help Kids Adjust to Distance Learning

Back to School distance learning parent kids adjust

By Fatima Virrey , Parent Herald Sep 01, 06:02 pm

Going back to school is not the same as the previous years as distance learning is turning into the new normal.

The coronavirus pandemic has continuously been affecting the lives of people all over the world. In the education system, schools are opting to use face-to-face and distance learning as platforms of teaching.

Along with the adjustments that teachers make in terms of delivery of instruction and guiding the students, are adjustments, children and parents make.

This fall, as kids are already back to school, they also experience difficulties in learning.

Here is how parents can help kids adjust to distance learning:

Help the kids stay focused on distance learning.

Now that kids are back to school but they spend more time at home, their minds are not set to using all the time at home to study and learn. That is why parents should guide their kids in staying focused.

A separate space for learning can be the best solution to distraction. When kids start to learn that the dedicated space for learning is that area, then they will also begin to feel that there is a routine of school work that they have to do.

Do not hesitate to look for help.

Being back to school but staying at home was not what parents thought their lives would be when the coronavirus pandemic struck the world. Not all parents are expected to handle teaching and guiding their kids to distance learning smoothly.

As parents, if you feel that you can no longer handle the demands of distance learning, looking for a tutor could be the best way to go.

Back to School: How to Help Kids Adjust to Distance Learning

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This way, someone can assist you in the school works that need to be done, and the kids will also have a fruitful distance learning.

Make learning fun

In an article published by TODAY, there are some items suggested to help kids learn but have fun at the same time. These are educational toys that can tickle their imagination and help them learn.

Some of these items are science experiment sets, board games, and other educational toys that intends to boost the creativity and physical health of a child.

Keep track of the time and the breaks.

In distance learning, kids (just like adults) may lose their sense of time. Parents should keep track of their kids' schedules so that they will not be left behind, and at the same time, they also get enough rest and breaks from studying.

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The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging simple matters which were taken for granted in the past. However, as parents, there are available ways that can avoid making things more difficult for the kids.