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While not all of us have all these devices to offer our kids—and that’s fine—it is highly recommended that kids attend online classes on desktops.
If desktops are not available, prefer laptops and use smartphones only as a last resort.
Keep three things in mind when setting kids up with devices. First, sit on a chair at a table, then ensure that—
When parents hover around their kids they not only break the student–teacher bond, but also cause them both discomfort and prevent the teacher from doing their best job connecting with the child.
Monitor your child from time to time, but leave them alone for the major duration of their classes.
Besides checking every once in a while on your child’s posture and set-up (see above), you need to monitor the three Bs—
Science tells us that a few hours of screen time every day is not harmful for kids’ eyes by itself. What is harmful is staring. Use the 20-20-20 rule to help with this:
Teach your kids that every 20 min, they should look away from the screen and focus on an object 20 feet away, indoors or outdoors, and look at it for 20 seconds.
There are things you can do all day to help your kids too. If your child has spectacles, make sure they wear them as often as possible. Drink lots of water, even during online classes.
Eat healthy, including vitamin A (mangoes, carrots), antioxidants (broccoli, spinach, egg yolk), Vitamins C and E (dry fruits, almonds, oranges), and possibly omega 3 (fish).
To manage the additional screen time taken up by the digital classroom—which is a priority no doubt—cut down on other screen time, like television and entertainment.
Instead encourage your kids to read books, play board games, play in your yard keeping distance from others, and at night, sleep soundly.
Moving from the physical to the digital classroom is an activity that demands the teacher’s, student’s and parent’s co-operation.
Parents, it is up to you to ensure your kids take their classes seriously.
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