Doctor recommends... This school break, invite your child to do activities that help stimulate development.

The school break period is often a time for children to relax and have free time. Parents should find activities that can be done together as a family to strengthen relationships and help stimulate the child’s development, while avoiding activities that involve screen time on mobile devices, allowing children to engage in natural activities.

How to choose activities for children..

1. Parents should ask about their child’s interests and what special activities they want or are interested in doing.
2. List activities that can be done as a family, that parents can take their children to, or that children can do by themselves, etc.
3. Set boundaries and times when activities can be done. This can be in the form of an activity schedule to encourage children to want to participate and feel excited about doing the activities.

Before doing outdoor activities, parents may assign household chores for children to do during the school break to train them to be responsible and self-reliant.

What activities are suitable for children

1. Take children to visit tourist attractions to help them practice learning and stimulate imagination, such as science museums, aquariums, amusement parks, libraries, etc., but safety must be the top priority.
2. Practice cooking by recommending nutritious ingredients and arranging the food to look beautiful, allowing children to use their imagination fully.
3. Play sports or exercise, such as learning to swim or riding a bicycle, to stimulate the development of large muscle groups.
4. Gardening, planting trees, raising animals.
5. Practice drawing and coloring to stimulate the development of fine motor skills.
6. Visit temples, practice meditation, observe various traditions, visit distant relatives to teach children about morals and ethics.
7. Join activity camps or volunteer camps.
8. Visit nature spots such as waterfalls, mountains, and the sea.
9. Do indoor activities like watching movies, storytelling, reading books, or playing board games such as word guessing games.
10. Play music, sing karaoke at home, listen to songs.

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