At the end of the school year, the awards and certificates of merit have just been awarded, signaling that students have a break after a stressful school year. For children, summer is a joy, but for many parents, summer is a constant worry. These are worries about children lazy to study, addicted to phones, staying up late, and even falling into unpredictable risks without parental support.
Keeping your child at home all day without screaming or arguing is a difficult problem. But that does not mean there is no solution.
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One of the common mistakes parents make is imposing a summer school schedule on their children - in a way that adults think is right. But today's children develop early, have opinions and respond clearly to rigid control.
Instead of commands, parents should discuss frankly with their children: what do you want to do in the summer, which subjects do you like to study, or what new activities do you want to experience? Listening does not make parents deprived of their rights, but on the contrary, creates a sense of respect something that is very necessary for children to cooperate.
The old man said, "the cross is soft and tightly bonded", that is, the soft inside has a snake. Children will study if they find it necessary for themselves. It was a greater success than forcing a heavy schedule.
Learning to play, playing to learn
This is a principle that should be thoroughly applied in the summer. Instead of covering the week with classes on literacy, advanced academics or enhanced English, let your children learn new things by playing - learning to draw, learning swimming, doing crafts, presentations, survival skills, participating in summer camp...
According to Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tri - Faculty of Education Management, Hanoi National University of Education, summer should be the time for children to " live as themselves":
Summer school is not a good start to the new school year, but a good start to the new school year, so that children can have more experience, know how to love themselves, love their families and learn to live decently, said Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tri.
Parents should set a summer schedule with their children, interspersed with studying and playing, resting and exercising. When you participate in designing timestamps, you will be more responsible for your choices.
Spend real time with your child
In the cycle of making a living, many parents only see their children for a few hours in the evening. But summer is a golden opportunity to reconnect family affection. The seemingly small things such as going to the market with your mother, repairing a car with your father, cleaning a room, cooking... are the "school hours without a curriculum" but help children learn to share, be responsible and love.
A warm dinner, a light conversation before bedtime - are all valuable spiritual medicine, helping children feel accompanied, not lonely in the seemingly leisurely summer but actually easily empty.
Don't let your child "stop learning how to be human"
The most important thing in the summer is not to keep your child busy, but to help them not be lazy both physically and mentally. Without guidance, children can easily get lost in phones, games, and social networks. staying up late, sleeping during the day, not being physically active and exposed to negative content can easily cause children to form bad habits that are difficult to overcome when entering the new school year.
Therefore, along with learning knowledge, parents need to orient moral values and life skills: from communication, behavior, to self-care, respect for others, know how to apologize and thank at the right time...
Summer vacation - for children is a time to "let go", for parents is a "competition season" without scores. But if parents know how to listen, accompany, inspire and teach their children through actions, summer will no longer be an obsession, but a season of beautiful memories - where children learn to grow up in love and responsibility.
