Your Children and Summer Vacation… Important Tips

Summer vacation can mean a loss of progress in essential skills for children or students, so it is important for parents to understand their children’s needs and provide them with appropriate training even during the summer months.

Educational experts emphasize that skill-based play during the summer is equivalent to school education. It helps improve cognitive abilities and enhances creative thinking through daily recreational programs that help children embrace the idea.

Experts also confirm that many mothers have discovered their children’s skills during summer vacation. In this context, educational expert Dr. Fadia Daas explained during her interview on the morning program on Sky News Arabia:

Parents need what is known as quality time, which is the time spent interacting with their children.

Summer vacation is the optimal period to spend more time with children and invest in quality time.

Quality time provides an opportunity for parents to engage in their children’s activities and discover hidden skills that were not apparent during regular days.

Parents should avoid imposing specific activities on their children and refrain from authoritarian parenting, taking into account their children’s opinions regarding the type of activities based on their capabilities and time.

Imposing and enforcing certain activities on children may hinder the discovery of their talents.

Encourage children to participate in summer activities and develop their skills according to their desires.

It is important to maintain the child’s daily routine even during summer vacation.

Combine outdoor activities such as school camps, child centers, with indoor activities that are suitable for daily life skills.

Allow children to manage their time during the vacation.

It is important for children to understand their mother’s need for personal time and respect it.