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How To Prepare Your Children For School Resumption

Posted on: 26th Jun 2020

As schools are preparing to resume, most parents are worried about letting their wards back to school in fear of them contracting the COVID-19. These fears are valid and while resumption might be inevitable especially as parents are resuming work and you want your children to have a quality education from nurseries, these are ways to prepare your kids for school resumption to reduce the chances of them contracting the disease.

 

1. TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT CORONAVIRUS


Depending on the age of your children, they might not have fully grasped how dangerous coronavirus is and what social distancing will mean for them. For older kids, you might ask, “What are you hearing about coronavirus? Does it scare you?” For younger children, you could say, “Do you have questions about the new sickness that’s going around?” This gives you a chance to learn how much kids know — and to teach them to grow a positive mindset.

 

2. PRACTICE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS


Spend the next few weeks/days before school reopens to rehearse all public safety precautions and social distancing measures. Show your children the best handwashing and hygiene techniques to practice and encourage them to teach their friends to do the same.

 

3. EQUIP THEM WITH SAFETY MASKS AND HAND SANITIZERS


Children cannot use adult masks so it is important that you get them facemasks that are perfect and comfortable for their age. Get pocket-sized sanitizers and encourage them to use it frequently.

 

4. SET RULES AND ENFORCE THEM


Children are easily distracted, and by default very playful. While you cannot be there with them in school to make sure they are not touching the wrong things, you can make sure that they understand the importance of washing and sanitizing their hands at intervals and making sure they don’t touch their body without sanitizing first.
Spell it out with details. E.g No Hugs, No utensil sharing at school, No playtime in school, etc.
Take your time to explain to them using practical examples that will be easy to understand.

 

5. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO BE EXPRESSIVE


Children notice things that an adult will not necessarily pay attention to, make it a point to encourage your children to express their observations and concerns about how their school is handling the situation.

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