Do you hug your kids' minds? Parenting is so important in this current situation.

Problem

All of us are going through the worries of life after this pandemic situation right? But, it is as important to know the minds of our lovely kids. Because kids are staying at home for a long time which is not usual for them. They miss their friends, school days, outings, etc. These will definitely affect their mood and that may lead to other issues. There comes the importance of parenting. Parents have a major role in solving these issues with our children.

Own Experience

I’m saying this from my own experience. My daughter is at home for the last four months, without going outside. She missed her vacation trip to native, school reopening time is over and no friends to play with at. As she is creative and does some drawings and craft works, she could kill time so far. But I could notice a change in her, two weeks back.

She was so active before. Now she seemed like so silent, nothing to talk and always sad. Not interested in doing her daily deeds. Instead, she always followed me in my workspace and in the kitchen. I could realize that boredom is her issue. I discussed it with my husband and son and we three advised her about the present condition of the world. She was happy that we were focusing on her more than before.

But, again the same thing repeated the next day. She continued her same depressed mood. When I asked her “what happened my sweety” her reply was a tight hug and a heartbreaking cry. She said, I don’t know what happened to me mom, but I’m always sad. We took a stern decision that the coming days should be spent only on her. We took her for evening walks and badminton play in a less crowded place, bought her favorite things from the shop, though keeping her outside the shop. And her regular board games were boring, so we bought new indoor board games. We could notice a change in her after seeing a few people when we took her outside. So, totally we could make a change in one week and she could come back to that normal smartness and she was perfectly happy.

I had discussed this issue with a few of my friends. They too were facing the same in their houses. One kid was asking his mom to get a talking parrot for him. That was really painful for me because he was missing friends and his plays. They bought him a puppy instead, saying that the puppy will have more intimacy. Few others are there who bought love birds and fish tanks for their kids.

Solution

It is my strong opinion to parents that parenting is not an easy thing. Especially in this current situation. We should spare our time for kids. We should awake the child in us. We should play with them. When we ask them about their problems, it should touch their hearts and minds. We should hug and kiss them, even if our kids are grown up. Our hug should reach their minds and hearts, not only their body. Our kids are the future generation, so they should step out with healthy minds after this Corona season. We parents have the responsibility to make them capable of it. So dear parents, I’m saying again, we should hug our kids’ minds too.