How to talk to your kids about the ongoing Pandemic and its effects on their daily life!!
We are well into an year living with the COVID 19 Pandemic and it has taken a lot of adjustment and effort to get used to the NEW NORMAL..
This whole year required a lot of adjustment in our kids' life as well. Closing down of schools/preschools/daycare, Wearing of masks, limited outings and staying home raised a lot of questions on their little minds.
We talked to our daughter about COVID 19 in the simplest yet realistic way so that she can conform to the new necessities of washing hands and wearing a face mask.
Here are few points we discussed with her and these may be helpful to you as well while discussing about pandemic with your kids:
· We told T that there is a dangerous virus around which spreads when someone sneezes or coughs and that is why it’s important to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough.
· We told her about the way it spreads in form of droplets and that is why its important to maintain distance from people and always wear masks when outside.
· It was hard for her to understand when suddenly she stopped going to school and parks. At that time, my husband told her for the first time about COVID 19 and how contagious it was. (P.S. I was stuck in India away from them due to the lockdown when the Pandemic started)
· Also, kids learn the best way by example. Seeing us washing hands ad wearing masks, she was pretty convinced, and she has been doing the same ever since.
The current situation in India is pretty grim and the sudden increase in the number of cases has again changed the ways of living. People need to stay home and for kids to understand the sudden change is lifestyle is not easy.
Its best to talk them through it and try and explain them the scenario without scaring them.Assure them they will be fine if they take care .
Prevention is always better than cure and we all are trying our best to stay safe and keep our kids safe!!
Linking my Instagram post below. Please comment and share how are you dealing with the pandemic and how did you explain the situation to your kids?
