It's just been the moment when we try not to kill each other by the end of the week. But all jokes apart, The pandemic has already given us several memories of our lifetime. Both positively and negatively. To seek out best out of worst taught us a lot of things.
The pandemic created this excellent opportunity to sit down and teach life skills. To be observant, be useful, and be kind. So here are 7 life skills to teach our kids.
- Be Appreciative - The way pandemic has whirled the pages of life, your kid can be taught to appreciate the bare minimum effort from the people. The kids get used to all the facilities they enjoy. But these little efforts are worth being thankful for.
- The F.A.M.I.L.Y time - It's important to have a family meeting where you sit down together and decide what important themes you want to cover as a family. The kids get to give their input and what they want to learn. We didn't do enough family meetings. This pandemic allowed parents to advise kids about what family means?
- The daily chores - The house helpers have taken off. This brings the chance for the kids to learn daily household chores. They can be taught to change a light bulb, change the sheets, fold the towels and unload the dishwasher. This can be a part of their physical activity.
- Reading - Reading brings in leading skills. With classes being online and not much can be done about it, the kids can be taught to develop a reading habit. Nothing beats the power of knowledge. This will help to develop communication skills.
- Resilience - The pandemic has developed a fear amongst the parents. The kids can learn to be patient and mature. Kids will have to take control at sensitive times.
- Importance of Physical well being - Words like immunity, diseases must have crossed paths to all of us. This is the time we make them realize what being fit and healthy can do to you. It can help you fight the most deadly virus the world has ever seen. Our eating habits, the type of food we had, and the sleep cycle all need to be fixed.
- Financial intelligence - It's the right time to introduce your kids to the concept of budgeting. What spending means, what saving does. This period can be used to instruct them about investment, also to respect money.
When mаny yоung рeорle heаd tо соllege оr leаve their hоme fоr the first time, they оften hаve very little ideа аbоut hоw tо have these life skills. You, as a parent and your kid, have got the golden opportunity to understand and grasp. When the world is stuck, it is your time to grow.