It is worrying to see the consequences that the quarantine has on children, many of them do not have home comforts such as the internet, computers, toys, etc., nor large spaces where they can play. It is very difficult to make a child understand that we must stay at home, if we go out, we must wear a mask and we should not have any physical contact with anyone without first going through a cleaning process, to avoid contagion.
Nowadays, most parents have chosen to give children access to computers, tablets, nintendo and smartphones so that they can stay calm and distracted, but they even reach a level where those devices bore them. It is very important to control the use of these devices since their excessive use generates damage to sight and a vice that is difficult to control.
In that case we must implement new strategies such as encouraging them to draw, do homework, cookies, cakes, play educational games, etc. There are many things that we can implement to keep them busy, the ideal is to find the most suitable ones according to their age.
Every time we go out in the car, I do my best so that my son does not get off and when he gets off he does not like to put on his mask, he says he doesn't like it because he doesn't breathe well and I tell him that I don't like it either, but that we should put them on to protect ourselves from the coronavirus. In the end, let him wear it and I tell him that if God wants, very soon, we will stop using these masks.
It is sad for me when my son tells me he wants to go to school, the park or the beach, it is honestly something that depresses me, but although the quarantine is a bit flexible, I do not dare to take the child out because there are many people in the street that does not take security measures and that every day the cases of people with COVID-19 increase in my country Venezuela.
Many children get bored in this isolation, sometimes I sit in the front of the house so that my son can amuse himself for a while on a bicycle or playing with some neighbors, but the reality is that he needs to see and enjoy other things, for example, going to school, a park, to the beach, visiting grandparents and cousins.
Every day I do activities with my son to keep him active, I help him do his homework,, we play metra, he plays with my phone, with toys, he watches his favorite series on television, we watch movies, we play in bed. This period has not been easy for children, but as parents we must take the necessary measures to educate our children and keep them entertained.
Due to the quarantine, parents are in charge of guiding our children to do their homework, but it is difficult to establish a schedule to carry out all the activities because there are many distractions at home, in addition there are certain parents who do they do not have the knowledge to guide children. One strategy that we can implement is to put the child in directed tasks, this is a little more like school, therefore, there is more concentration.