Thanks to Motherly for featuring my advice for parents looking to improve virtual learning for their children.
In the article I encourage parents to consider what their children need most – physical activity, promoting emotional health, academic support or to recover from too much screentime.
Once you know what your children need it will be easier to pick your break activities:
Activity: obstacle courses, hide and seek, tag, dance parties.
Mental health: mindfulness, yoga, breathing exercises, chores, art, music, connection.
Academics: reinforce key concepts with board games, scavenger hunts, or secret codes.
Detox from screens: time outdoors (biking or running), gardening, or sensory experiences (play dough, sand or water play!).
It’s entirely possible that more than any structures activities your child just wants free time during breaks and that’s OK too!
Read the whole article here.
