10 Positive Habits During A Lockdown
Due to the current health crisis that is happening around the world, we have to stay at home for the next few weeks. This can be complicated, especially for families with children. However, this situation can also bring about positive things. We would therefore like to point out 10 positive habits that we can develop during a lockdown.
This situation will no doubt teach us valuable lessons and make us reflect on what we are learning. Almost overnight we went from barely having time for anything to having all the time in the world. We should therefore take advantage of this opportunity and focus on the positive. We are coming out of this crisis stronger than ever.
With this in mind, we would like to use this article to suggest some positive habits that parents and children can develop during a lockdown.
Positive habits to develop during a lockdown
Sharing tasks and responsibilities at home
If we all work together and help each other, the lockdown will strengthen the bond between parents and children. This quarantine situation forces us to work together when it comes to household chores. This also applies to the youngest family members.
Restoring the ways to have fun we forgot
When planning our daily agendas , we must also leave room for entertainment. During these hours we can dust off our old board games that we had long forgotten due to lack of time. Now is the perfect time to use them and have some good old fashioned family fun.
These games are essential because they combine a number of social, didactic and playful factors. Playing games allows us to have fun while also strengthening our family relationships.
Have time to get to know each other better and strengthen ties
It is important to make time every day to communicate and have a conversation with our children. This benefits everyone in your family. This is a time of uncertainty that we are all going through together. Children worry too, so it’s important to listen to them and clear up any doubts.
Reducing pollution
Now that there are fewer cars on the street, there will be less consumerism, less noise and therefore less pollution. Having no choice but to stay at home will improve the quality of the air we breathe and have a positive impact on the environment.
We’re getting closer to the people we love
Our relationships have largely become virtual in recent years. However, when we are ‘locked up’ at home, we come together as a family and have the opportunity to be closer to our loved ones.
Values we can develop during a lockdown
Instead of letting this crisis tear us down, let’s bring out the best in ourselves. For example, empathy is one of the values we can teach our children now. It’s time to think about others, what they feel and experience, and not discriminate against anyone.
Have a more relaxed lifestyle
Another of the positive habits we can develop now is to appreciate the opportunity to relax at home with the family.
Each of us will learn different things from this and come to appreciate things that we previously took for granted. So this is a great time to teach our kids to appreciate the time we can spend together at home.
Boredom teaches us what to do with our time
Quarantine can be boring, but it also teaches us to innovate and discover new things to keep busy. Before we entered a lockdown, all our time was already set. Now we have so much time that we don’t know what to do with it! So it’s time to get creative.
With the time we have now, we can really discover what we really like to do with our time. Let’s learn from this and let our children learn too. Boredom can be inspiring!
Spending time as a family during a lockdown
House arrest leaves us no choice but to stay at home with our families and spend time with our children. Yes, there will undoubtedly be times when we feel overwhelmed, but we need to wake up and reflect on this time that we are experiencing right now.
Now mom and dad have to focus on raising their children because we can’t delegate that task to someone else now.
Developing creativity during a lockdown
There is an infinite amount of play and crafts that we can do with our children to awaken and develop their creativity. While we do that, we will have a great time while also learning while strengthening family ties.
During this period we should live one day at a time, live in the present and not think too much about the future. All these positive habits we can develop during a lockdown will teach us a great lesson.
It is better not to think about what we are missing and what we cannot do now. And remember, when this is all over, your family will be stronger than ever.
