Is your child about to have his or her first venture into academia at home? Then make sure that you are as prepared as your little one for it. When it comes to early learning online, a parent like you has to play an assortment of different roles.
Before you connect the tablet or laptop to the home internet and ask your child to sit right next to you, keep on reading. Below you will come across some of the most important roles that you need to play while an online class is taking place.
Teacher
Early learning conducted over the internet does not entail being in a physical classroom where a traditional teacher is around. In this digital approach, the parent is the teacher. Being an educator, in other words, is your primary role during an online class.
Worry not because creating a lesson plan just like a real teacher is not necessary. The early learning company will provide everything that your little one will need for every session. Your task is to supervise your child’s access to them via the gadget of your preference.
Motivator
Your child may prefer to watch cartoons on YouTube than the educational videos the early learning company sends. It is something to expect, especially during the first few online classes. You should do your best in gently yet firmly encouraging your child to focus on learning.
Praising your child for doing his or her early education-related tasks is perfectly fine. However, experts warn that praises may end up meaningless if you give them all the time, although they agree that you should praise your child more than criticize.
Classmate
Especially if you are not a particularly tech-savvy person, you may pick up a few essentials with your little one. However, he or she will learn about ABC and 123, while you will learn about the many wonders that the internet can bring to being indoors most of the time.
Are you thinking about setting up your own business? Having an idea on how you could use the internet to make it flourish is a great idea. Your child’s at-home early education can give you various ideas on how to turn an online business from a dream to a reality.
Playmate
Usually, most early learning companies supplement educational videos with equally educational toys and games. They are sent straight to your home for your little one to engage with. Because they are no ordinary toys and games, they impart important lessons.
It is a wonderful idea to make your child’s first foray into learning as fun as possible. It is why, other than being the teacher, you should also serve as his or her playmate. Such is especially true if the educational toys and games sent to your home require your active participation.
Parent
Lastly, it is a must that you maintain being a parent throughout your child’s early learning online. No one knows him or her more than you do, and this allows you to carry out steps that can make your child benefit from at-home education to the fullest.
As a parent, you have thorough involvement in the life of your little one. It began from the time that he/she was growing inside the womb. Playing your parental role in your child’s early education at home solidifies and actuates that fact.
