Learning is most effective if there is an intention and encouragement from the child to do it. However, this urge to learn is not immediately present. We as an adult that live with them have to help the children to unleash the potential desire to learn from them.
As the natural human process of understanding there are some methods that vary depending on the children itself. There are auditory (easy to learn by listening to fairy tales, learning by listening to music, or audio), visual (easy to learn by looking at pictures, reading books, or watching video guides), and kinesthetic (easier to learn if you do practice or experiment, or through motion and song). Furthermore, there are also some people that mix those learning methods together, so that it is a little challenge for us to choose what is the best way for our children to learn.
Here are some ideas about what we can do during this pandemic time to encourage our children to learn at home.
Fill the house with learning materials
Filling the house with some learning materials such as a story book. Those materials will encourage the children to be curious and seek answers through the best sources of information.
Show enthusiasm for the children’s interests
Do simple things, such as providing facilities or escorting and accompanying them when he runs their hobby. This small support will motivate the children to learn more.
Show the excitement of getting new knowledge
The more we learn, the more children will know which activities and talents are the most prominent of them. Invite the children to do new things and show our enthusiasm to help them learn.
Encourage children to have the courage to express their opinions
In order to express an opinion, we definitely need accurate data. That is why children who are encouraged to have the courage to express their opinions will always have the urge to learn more.
Beside those four ideas, there are many things that we can do for our children. Just do our best to support them, especially during this time when their chance to experience many things outside is limited. Be their support system and give them a supporting environment at home. Those things will help a lot for their learning development and mental health. Also please always be a happy person for the happy children.
(source: https://www.popmama.com)