How to protect our children under covid-19 spread?
The child has his own world and language, which is represented by playing, drawing and Storytelling, so we have to speak with the
child in his own language to understand easily, and when the child asked about covid-19, we should assure him and answered about all questions in specific information and appropriate to his or him age because covid-19 is not only children discourse but it’s all the world discourse, all the people is asking about this virus with fear and horror from the prevalence of covid-19 as lightning speed.
The old before the little one yearns to reach answers from more than one place, whether through social media, or from reliable official sources, because some information strain your psychological life and Thus affects you and your child's mental health, and here are some steps and tips that help you deal with your children in a better way. to reduce covid-19:
· Answer all the child's questions honestly and with information appropriate to his age and age- related mental, through storytelling or drawing.
· Stay away from unreliable sources and try to access information from trusted sources.
· Implementing a daily schedule for your child that contains many different activities to encourage him to stay at home, such as watching TV, doing sports, praying, playing and drawing.
· Participation of the child in preparing healthy foods and special sweets.
· Giving the child enough time to express his point of view and feelings about Corona virus, and emphasizing that his feelings are normal.
· Making time to talk about the virus but do not give it a long time so that the child does not feel panic, fear and boredom.
· Try to give the child guidance instructions in an easy way and not in an order way, such as watching a video of how to wash hands in a right way, as approved by the World Health Organization, or by storytelling about the importance of personal hygiene, or asking the child to read the instructions and then explain them.
· Providing enough time for the child and giving him more love, affection and attention.
· If a family member feels tired and exhausted or has the flu, for example, we have to reassure the child that it is normal and there is no need to concern that it will affect all family members.
In the end, always remember that children are the innocent smile and spirit of life through which we can see life simply without worries or problems, and by your kind dealings close to their hearts, they give you their full feelings with love, respect, and attachment.
