The new academic year started online. I have prepared the following suggestions for parents regarding starting school and online education during the pandemic period. I wish you pleasant reading.
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First of all, what are your and your child's thoughts and feelings about this academic year? Try to notice how you feel about this academic year that started with online education.
In my interviews, some parents expressed that they thought their children could not get enough efficiency from online education and suffered academic losses, while some parents expressed fear because they thought their children would not be able to adequately protect themselves from the virus when schools opened. expressed.
The thoughts and feelings parents have about this process are reflected on their children, consciously or unconsciously. If parents think that the online education process is inefficient, after a while this idea may start to make its presence felt in their children. Therefore, just like in previous years, paying the same attention to the beginning of this school year, arousing your child's curiosity and creating an image of the educational process will shape your child's perception of school and strengthen his adaptation to school.
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If there are problems that stress you or cause you anxiety, you can try to solve them by talking to your school.
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It is important to organize your routines according to the school process. Just like during school time, routines such as bedtime and wake-up times, eating patterns, and study hours should be adapted to the school according to online lesson hours.
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Children should do the things they like to do (play games). playing, hobby hours, etc.) should not be abandoned, these should be adapted to the school order.
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As in previous years, school-related needs should be reviewed and these needs should be discussed with your child in order to include them in the process. must be provided. (stationery shopping, etc.)
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The working environment must be made suitable for education and training. If not, it would be useful to create a study corner.
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Keep up the developments regarding this process. You should also inform your children. Children's curiosity about how the online education process will progress should be satisfied with up-to-date information.
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You should avoid placing high academic expectations on your child at the beginning of the education process. Excessive expectations from your child may reduce his or her focus on lessons.
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Related to this, the primary goal in the initial process of schools is for the child to adapt to school and online education. It will be very beneficial to cooperate with your child's teachers during the adaptation process. You need to cooperate with the teacher for children who have difficulty adapting to this process, especially in the first month. If at the end of the second month, your child still cannot adapt to the process, it is important to find the reason and support your child through that reason.
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In order for the child to adapt to the online education process, parents need to establish a system for this and manage this system, especially at the beginning. Parents should not follow everything in the system they set up for their children and should not take on their responsibilities. This may prevent children from developing self-control.
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Especially for students who can read and write, it would be useful to create an additional program in which visual elements that you will prepare together with your child can be added, in addition to the programs sent by the school. This way, your child can follow his routines at school and at home and know what's next in his schedule by marking what he has accomplished.
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You can explain the online education process to your child from the beginning in a way appropriate to his age. For example, you can show your schedule and say, "These are your lesson hours, this will be your study corner, you will follow the lesson on your computer, I will help you open the program, your teacher and your friends will be on the screen. You may want to say something about the lesson, or your teacher may prefer not to talk until he or she asks you something. "In any case, it will remain open in front of the screen" and you can wait for a while in a corner of the room and not appear on the screen. Start online education It is expected that the parent will accompany the child at the beginning, and then, as the child adapts to online education, the parent will leave the room intermittently and the child will be left alone with the class. If the child has difficulty doing this, it is important to find out the reason.
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One of the most important things in this process is to ensure that the child does not remain motionless. It is recommended that children move as much as possible between online classes and after classes are over.
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Peer support is very important for children and especially adolescents. Even though they communicate with their friends online, this may not be enough to meet their need for socialization. If there is no significant illness or risky situation in the family or the child, they can meet with a close friend or a small group of friends from time to time, reducing possible risks. Peer support is important for their psychological state.
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Finally, as your child starts school, his responsibilities and intensity, as well as his need for you and desire to spend time together, will increase. There should be a time period reserved just for them during the day. Don't stay away from the things you enjoy doing with your child as schools start to open. Continue to keep your bonds strong :)
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