What to occupy a child in an age of self-isolation?

The time has come when schoolchildren’s wildest dreams of endless holidays have come true. Every child is happy to spend his leisure time at home, playing with his favourite toys or socialising with his family. But when the «holidays» last for more than a month and there is no possibility to go far outside the house, children begin to get bored and annoy their parents. How to entertain a child during quarantine and self-isolation with the benefit of the whole family, psychologists will tell you.

New hobbies and hobbies

Children love new emotions that come from toys and play processes. But buying new games every day is very costly and not rational. Offer the child to learn new hobbies: drawing, modelling from clay, weaving from beads, etc. Only begin the process of learning must be together. The mistake of many parents is to «give» the child materials and expect that he will figure it out and will sit all day long at work. The child should be fascinated, show the importance of a new hobby, teach the basic techniques. Let him, for example, draw a picture for his bedroom or decorate the dress of his doll with beautiful embroidery.

Share leisure time together

Quarantine is a great time to reconnect, get to know each other and spend time together. The best way to keep your child entertained is for the whole family to do the same thing. For example, have family film sessions with a delicious dinner. A great idea for family evenings — board games, in the process of which the child can learn new skills. Monopoly is considered a classic of the genre here. The whole family can also put together a huge jigsaw puzzle with pleasant music.

Domestic help and new skills

A child during quarantine at any age can become a helper in household chores. Even if their contribution will be quite small, but the kid will be busy and feel important. Let your daughter help with moulding cakes. And the eldest son let him help his father with repairing the bookshelf or disassembling computer discs. Psychologists say that most of the skills children learn are from the process of observing and being directly involved in their parents’ activities. And quarantine can be a great time to gain new useful knowledge.

Leisure time during quarantine can be pleasant and useful, if its organisation is treated with creativity and love. Let the child in this difficult time asks for much more attention, but in the future useful joint activities will contribute to the development of the child and a healthy psychological climate in the family for many years to come.