How Should I Speak To My Children About Returning To Socially Distanced School Next Week? An Expert Answers Your Questions

From September, children of all ages are due to return to school after almost six months off in some cases. But as the debate around the safety of getting kids back into school, versus the risk of keeping them at home rages on, what aer you supposed to say to your children? Over the last few months, there have been lots of difficult conversations around how to speak to children about Coronavirus and the huge changes it’s had on our lives.

All of our children are different and their age and stage will impact the questions they have. Here are some key topics you may want to think about and chat through:How will things work, what will classrooms and the playground look like, how will drop off work.Consider how the social distancing measures being taken at school will most affect them e.g.

Talk to your child about everything that will remain the same, emphasising in doing so that not everything has changed, for instance, we will have breakfast as normal, drive to school as normal. Talk about positives where possible like seeing friends, catching up, learning not by screen, playing with toys.

Remember, however well you prepare them, it will be an unsettled time for a while but try not to forget how phenomenally adaptable and resilient children are.Avoiding addressing the return to school can increase your child’s anxiety. Avoidance can communicate to your child that the conversation is too frightening for you to hold.

Take the time to reflect on what they have learned during lockdown, about themselves and others and discuss what strategies you could support them with as they return. Sharing your observations can help, 'I’ve noticed that you…', 'I have seen you be really good at…' Asking your child to share particular scenarios that concern them and role playing different ways of handling it can help them feel able to handle situations with more confidence.

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