How To Keep The Kids Occupied During The School Holidays

If you have children and the school holidays are coming up, you are probably panicking. Trying to keep them entertained can be a tough challenge, especially if you have things to get on with yourself. You might worry that you cannot juggle everything and make your child as happy as possible during their time off.

That being said, there are various ways to help kids stay active and satisfied during the summer.

Here are various alternative activities that help kids stay entertained during the school holidays.

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Inside fun

If the summer weather does not happen some days, you might be stuck indoors with the children. Seeing as children prefer spending time outside, it can be difficult when you know there isn’t anything you can do. 

The best thing you can do is make the inside of your home fun. For instance, you could make a movie den and keep them entertained with snacks and movies on a rainy day. Plus, you could introduce toys and games to ensure they have something to keep them occupied. A Kidaroos police car and a board game could be enough to keep them entertained all day.

Cameras

Another smart way to allow your children to stay occupied during the school holidays, without them spending time on screens, is to give them cameras. Whether you want to keep your child occupied on vacation or at home, a camera is a great form of entertainment for them. 

They can spend hours capturing images of next to nothing. They will find such fun and joy in taking photos and then showing them to the family. 

Arts and crafts

If your child is into arts and crafts, this is an easy way to pass the time and keep them entertained when they are off from school.

You could allow them to paint pictures outside in the garden, create their own piece of art, or create party guest invites for their upcoming garden tea party. There are many art activities you can get your child to do so ensure they are occupied. 

Invite their friends over

To keep your child happy, and away from screens, it is a good idea to invite their friends over when everyone has time off school.

During the holidays, the children can play in the garden, bake cakes together, play board games, and more. Although you will want to spend quality time with them, you might have other things to get on with. Hence, ensuring they have someone there to occupy them will guarantee they stay entertained all day. 

You could even off for their friends to stay so they can enjoy a sleepover. This will cause lots of excitement and ensure to make your child and their friend extremely happy. 

As a result of your invitation, the other parent might do the same for your child. Your child might be able to stay with their friends for one night, which will take a load off of your plate and ensure they are happy, safe, and occupied during their time off. 

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How to Help Prevent Insecurity From Your Child

 

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Everyone has insecurity at some point in their life, but whatever happens as a child seems to be ingrained for the rest of their life. As a parent, you’re going to be limited in what you do. You obviously can’t fight off every bully that you’re child is going to have. But what you can do is at least help your little ones grow their confidence so they know they’re good enough.

Insecurity can affect people in the worst way possible, from stress, anxiety, and low self-worth, and this can even affect communication. Needless to say, insecurity is a major curse, and if it hits at a young age, then it’s going to stick around for a long time. This is vital for fighting off any potential insecurity. So, here’s what you need to know to help your child not be insecure.

Help Them Develop a Strong Sense of Emotions

While a single traumatic event can trigger feelings of insecurity, it's often the result of an accumulation of small moments of anxiety and self-criticism. Encourage your child to talk about their emotions with you and listen to them without judgment. Remind them that it's normal to feel sad or scared sometimes, and remind them of their strengths.

Ask them how they would treat a friend who was having a rough time and help them to recognise the positive aspects of their personality and talents. Help them to focus on the here and now and avoid dwelling on past mistakes. They'll need to build a sense of confidence by facing new experiences, difficult transitions, and unavoidable frustrations throughout childhood.

Encourage Them to Be Assertive

In order to feel confident and strong, children need the ability to assert themselves when necessary. This can be especially difficult for kids who are in a peer group where they might feel pressure to avoid conflict or don’t want to stand up for themselves. One way to help them learn how to be assertive is by letting them see you doing it. They are much more observant than we think and will likely pick up on how you communicate in situations.

You can also encourage them to be assertive through role-playing. Write down different scenarios that require assertive communication on slips of paper and put them in a hat. Allow the child to draw a scenario and then talk about it together, including solutions to the situation (such as asking for help). Provide them with positive feedback when they speak up and defend themselves.

Help Them Build Positive Relationships

Specifically, they need to have a strong relationship with themselves. Encourage and empower them to not feel bad about aspects of themselves, such as not having straight teeth, freckles, their voice, or anything else they may be conscious of. They need to be aware of who they are, and love that. If they don’t have a positive relationship with themselves, they’re going to struggle to form relationships with others.

Be There for Them

The long and short if it is that it’s going to be, most likely, the parents that have the biggest impact. From making them health conscious to believing they are worthy, the parent is usually going to hold the key to preventing insecurity in their child. Both a privilege, and an important role to play. 

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