This isn't the school year that any of us wanted. Here's how to honor your child's feelings — and help them start off strong.
Thousands of children across the U.S. are starting off the school year remotely. across the United States out of the classroom and into “remote learning,” parents promised them: This won’t last forever.
Really let them tell you. Don’t say: “Are you sad? Are you upset?” she cautioned. Instead, pose it as an open-ended question. Then keep asking those open-ended questions once school begins and throughout the year.Many parents have the urge to fix their children’s problems, but experts say it’s important to fight that impulse. “Let kids know it’s OK to be frustrated. It’s OK to be sad. Lots of adults are frustrated and sad, too,” said Walls.
Ask: “How can we make the experience a little more tolerable?” said Melissa Brymer, a psychologist with UCLA Health. Were there younger siblings always interrupting? Did your kiddo feel awkward doing Zoom lessons in front of you or their siblings? Consider things you can control on your end, as well as concerns that your child’s school or teacher can help address on theirs.
“While for us as adults, third grade or sixth grade seems like a blip in time, this is real for these kids.”When schools closed last spring, parents knew teachers and administrators were overwhelmed and may have shied away from burdening them with what was going on at home, Brymer said. “I can’t tell you how many parents I’ve worked with who say, ‘Well, I feel bad, so I’ve let them do X, Y and Z,‘” she said. “But I think that what our kids really need from us right now is this kind of constant, steadfast continuity. There are a lot of unknowns. You want to be the ‘known’ as a parent.”Parents are worried about the upcoming school year and the enormous challenges it presents on so many fronts: logistics, finances, health and safety.
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