Académica señaló que el tiempo libre de los niños no debe ser una carga para los adultos, ya que se pueden hacer cosas en conjunto y ellos también pueden crear sus propias actividades.
¿Cuál es el contexto?
Con el término del año escolar, se inicia el periodo de descanso para los niños y al mismo tiempo el desafío de los padres por promover actividades que no solo les brinden entretención, sino que en lo posible también estimulen su desarrollo y aprendizaje.
¿Cuál es la visión de una académica?
Avoiding boredom seems to be one of the main fears and concerns of adults during vacations, however, for the director of the Psychological Clinic at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Luisa Castaldi, this does not have to become an unnecessary burden as it is a space to have nothing to do and see what appears in that time.
"There is no need to always feel the necessity to do something but rather have things available as much as possible because children sometimes entertain themselves more with recycled elements such as cardboard, boxes, papers and with those they can invent things. Boredom is very fertile ground for creativity. It's a space to see what they love and what they come up with. So boredom is good," she stated.
¿Qué estrategias pueden resultar?
The teacher also mentioned that during vacations it is good to ask children what they feel like doing and encourage them to create their own plans which can be very simple like going for a walk on the beach or going to play at the park.
¿Dialogar es importante?
In addition she indicated that these spaces can be dedicated to affections and "delivering the message to children that they are important members of the family and can contribute."
?Se puede ocupar la tecnología?
The use of technology for occupying time and entertaining oneself is another topic that adults should consider during vacations since many times it is abused.
?Como controlar su uso? "The screen includes tablets , cell phones , as well as television so an agreement must be reached regarding usage hours making it clear that when time ends , so does screen time ," she concluded .
