District 18 News
Written by: District Licheng
2021-05-08 16:07
The last update date: 2021-05-08 16:12
Mother's Day is approaching, and the epidemic that has lasted for more than a year has brought the emotions of parents who take care of their children around the clock to a critical point.
An earlier survey by a group found that nearly 90% of caregivers said that after their children’s classrooms were switched from face-to-face to online lessons, their studies made them feel more pressured. Nearly 60% of caregivers said that their relationship with their children and girls had deteriorated during the epidemic. Nearly 35% of people need to take care of children 24 hours a day.
The group suggested that the government can provide learning allowances for grassroots students, and schools and community centers can resume small-class physical extracurricular activities. It is hoped that in addition to increasing attention, it can also increase learning support for grassroots children.
Ninety percent of respondents said their children’s studies are the source of stress
The Methodist Kwun Tong Social Service Center Shenai Care Center conducted the "Survey on the Psychological Pressure of Primary Child Caregivers on Children's Learning During the Epidemic" earlier this year, from April 10 to May 5 this year Interviews with child caregivers through online questionnaires and phone calls to understand their psychological stress due to children's learning conditions. They successfully retrieved 236 valid questionnaires and the survey results were released today (8th).
97% of the respondents were women.
The survey found that during the epidemic, 75% of the respondents stated that their daily rest time was only 7 hours or less, and nearly 35% needed to take care of children 24 hours a day.
Regarding children’s online learning, more than 90% of caregivers believe that children’s level of concentration is low during online learning; nearly 90% of caregivers say that children’s total expenditure on home learning has increased more than before the epidemic, and more than 70% of the interviewed households To cope with the increase in study expenses, food expenses need to be reduced.
From face-to-face instruction to online learning, all carers interviewed are worried that children’s health will be affected, including impaired vision, decreased social skills, spine, mood, and life patterns. 90% of carers believe that children’s extracurricular activities are insufficient , Will have a negative impact on the growth of children.
When asked about psychological stress, nearly 90% of caregivers said that children’s studies were the cause of their greater stress, followed by changes in living habits and family economic problems. Nearly 60% of caregivers also said that their relationship with children has changed during the epidemic. difference.
In addition, interviewees pointed out that children staying at home for a long time, lack of concentration in online classes, and children’s grades will increase their pressure on caring for children, while more than 70 adults said that when they feel a lot of pressure from caring for children, they will Tan loses temper, affects sleep quality, and scolds.
Children staying at home for a long time, lack of concentration in online classes, and children's decline in grades all make carers very "headache".
(Data Picture/Photo by Gao Zhongming)
Parents: I don’t know English and I feel pressured by my husband’s face-to-face instruction
Two caregivers were invited to share at the meeting.
Among them, Ahong pointed out that her daughter is in the second year of primary school, and her concentration in online classes is greatly reduced. In addition, the teacher does not have enough time to teach face-to-face, her daughter's grades are worse than before, and her homework cannot be completed. When the teacher called to urge her parents, she made Ahong. And her husband felt very nervous.
A Hong said that she has no basis in English reading and writing, and she can only rely on her husband as a warehouse clerk to teach her daughter homework on weekdays or weekends. Her daughter's academic problems make her feel a lot of pressure, which affects her health and her relationship with her daughter has also deteriorated. .
A Hong hopes that the relationship with her daughter will return to the same harmony as before the epidemic and her daughter's grades will improve as soon as possible. She also hopes that the school can provide supplementary lessons for each subject.
Ah Hui has a son with autism and social and learning disabilities. She said that as a full-time mother, it is very stressful to take care of children 24 hours a day, and she is also worried about her son's academic performance.
She pointed out that even if part of the classroom is resumed now, it is far from the full-time physical class before the epidemic. Due to the lack of school training and the reduced contact with the outside at home, his son’s social and emotional interaction capabilities have been significantly weakened. The physical coordination ability has deteriorated, and she hopes that classes can be fully resumed as soon as possible and trained by school professionals. At the same time, she hopes that the government can help the grassroots who "stop talking and stop" by providing more subsidies and support.
Under the epidemic, children's studies have caused greater pressure on caregivers.
(Photo courtesy of God's Love Care Center, Kwun Tong Methodist Social Service)
The group pointed out that under the epidemic, caregivers were under pressure from children’s studies, which in turn affected family relationships, and eventually their mood deteriorated, forming a vicious circle.
Some parents lamented, "Don't talk about grades, don't do your homework, be kind to your children," and "do not talk about grades."
The group suggested that the government should provide learning allowances for grassroots students, purchase online learning devices, participate in homework guidance or tuition classes, and schools can allow students who do not have a suitable learning environment to return to school flexibly, and use the summer vacation to make up lessons for students who are lagging behind.
In addition, the group suggested that the government provide basic-level school children with a vision check and eyeglass allowance. They believe that Singapore and the United Kingdom can refer to the model of Singapore and the United Kingdom to open a "child development account" for children, so that parents and the government can save together to meet the children's long-term education and development expenses.
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