Going the Extra Mile in Taking Care of Children
Online learning is something new not only for children but also for parents and schools. No one was prepared for it, both pedagogically and psychologically.
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Children are taught how to wash their hands properly during a 2020 National Children\'s Day celebration with the theme, Protected Children, Advanced Indonesia. The event was organized and hosted by the Sidoarjo Police in the Pepelegi village hall, Waru district, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Wednesday (22/7/2020). The celebration was held under strict health protocols and featured children singing as well as information about COVID-19 and how to prevent it.
Taking care of children is a major challenge for parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online learning is something new not only for children but also for parents and schools. No one was prepared for it, both pedagogically and psychologically.
The Morning Consult Survey conducted for The New York Times on June 16-20, for example, showed that 64 percent of respondents, mostly the parents of children under the age of 12, felt distressed by their children\'s learning activities during the pandemic.