Many parents are sharing their guilt about too much screen time. Some might be virtue-signalling on social media about how their children are solving maths equations, eating an apple and then doing 100 star jumps.
For Nikki Bush, a human potential and parenting expert who has written and co-authored several books on these topics, including“It would be easy to plonk your child down in front of a screen during the many hours of lockdown. They will sit still and make no sounds, demands or mess,” she said. “But unlike normal times, when parents are working and children are at school, we’re now awake and at home together for at least 12 hours a day.”Instead, Bush suggested seven ways to help families cope:Bedtime, waking-up time and meal times are the “backbone” of the daily structure, regardless of age. In between those points, “there should be time for playing and learning”. Bush said: “If we plan and schedule, it gives our days during lockdown structure and purpose.
We're just eating, watching TV and getting some play time. Really, that's the best we can do. Anything more and we're conscious of how different and uncertain life is and then we suffer anxiety. Andizi
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