You may be keen to create a minute-by-minute schedule for your children. You have high expectations for hours of learning, including online activities, science experiments, and book reporting. Limit technology until every task is done! But listen a littleâ?¦

Our children are as scared as we are at the moment. Our children can not only hear everything that is going on around them, but they feel our constant tension and anxiety. They have never tried anything like this before. Although the idea of being out of school for 4 weeks sounds great, they are certainly imagining a fun time like summer vacation, not the reality of being trapped at home, not meeting their friends.

Over the next few weeks, you will see an increase in behavioral problems with your children. Be it anxiety, anger, or protest, that they can't do things normally. This will happen. You will see more irritations, explosions and conflicting behavior over the coming weeks. This is normal and expected under these circumstances.

What children need now is to feel calm and loved. They need to feel that everything will go well. And that can mean you tear up your perfect schedule, and show love for your kids a little more. Play board games and watch movies. Cook biscuits and paint your own pictures. Do a science experiment together or find virtual trips to the zoos. Start a book and read it together as a family. Wrap yourself under warm blankets and do nothing.

Don't worry that they may be left behind in school. Every kid is in the same boat and everyone will be okay. When we get back to school, we will all correct them and follow them where they are with the lessons. Teachers are experts at this! Don't look for quarrels with your kids because they don't want to do math. Do not yell at your children because they are not following the schedule. Don't force them to do 2 hours of lessons if they resist.

If there is one important thing to remember, it is: after all, your children's mental health will be more important than their academic ability. And the way they have felt during this time will remain with them for a long time, even after the memory of what they did during these 4 weeks will be gone. So keep that in mind every day. �/ Bota.al/