As the country's wealth burned and mothers' arms were empty, the Nepali people could not sleep due to fear and pain. If the minds of Gen-X and Gen-Y, who preceded Gen-G, were in a state of turmoil, what must have been the state of mind of young children? It is impossible to imagine.
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During the Gen-G movement on Bhadra 23, young students studying Plus-2 who had taken to the streets in their school uniforms lost their lives unnecessarily. This incident also scared other students and children who were staying at home due to the closure of schools. Initially, the people were happy saying that ‘the houses of the corrupt have burnt down’, but later panicked as the country’s priceless assets like Singha Durbar, Supreme Court, and Police Bit were burning.
While the country's property was burning and the arms of their mothers were empty, the Nepali people could not sleep due to fear and pain. If the minds of Gen-X and Gen-Y before Gen-G were in a state of panic, what was the state of mind of the young children? It is impossible to imagine. At that time, parents with great courage and fortitude reassured their children and helped them to remain in a normal situation. Unable to see the country burning, some parents had health problems and had to be taken to the hospital.
On Bhadra 29, only after teachers and staff reached the schools and checked the environment, all schools in the country opened from Monday, the 30th. Teachers and staff were curious - how did the students return to school? Didn't the protests change them?
I am also a teacher, I teach at Arunima Secondary School in Boudha, Kathmandu. On the first day of school, the students were scared. They had many curiosities in their minds. Some expressed their feelings by speaking and some by writing. They said that they were very scared when they heard that the houses were burning, that they could not contact the police, and that the students had lost their lives. That day, the teacher helped the students to remove their fear by playing fun games, telling inspiring stories, showing videos, and listening to audios. The school started teaching only the next day.
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This is the digital age. People have gadgets in their hands. Children whose parents are abroad or far away from them have mobile phones. In our country, there are many students who study away from their parents. From protests, demonstrations, bandhs, strikes in the country to natural disasters like floods, landslides, arson, and earthquakes, it is the young children and students who are most affected.
In such a situation, they need the strong support of their family, society, and school. Children are at an age where they quickly connect with what they see and take it for granted. They get scared when they watch ghost movies and videos. The effect is - not being able to go to the bathroom at night, being afraid of the dark, not being able to stay alone. Children should not be left alone when such scary incidents occur. Fear can remain in their minds for a long time. And, mental problems can also arise.
During festivals, most students stay at home with their relatives. Some have already reached villages outside the city. Children who have reached villages enjoy the village environment. But what do children living in the city do? There is not much place to play outside the house. Some have no friends to play with. Therefore, during long holidays, there is increased stress among parents and guardians - how to keep children away from gadgets? Generally, it is okay to use mobile phones for some time during the day, to learn and read what they want. However, nowadays, complaints are heard from parents that children use mobile phones from the time they wake up in the morning until they go to bed at night.
Now, cybercrime incidents are increasing. 'Cases' of school children falling victim to this are piling up at the police office. There are many more cases that have not reached the police, but have been solved together with the school and the parents. Therefore, every parent and child care provider (who has taken the guardianship of the child) has many challenges at this time.
On the one hand, the various activities taking place in the country are keeping children stressed, on the other hand, being away from school for a long time and being busy with mobile phones is having a bad effect on them. Nowadays, children are running away from studies, and their creative thinking and working style is disappearing.
There are many things that children can learn during the long holidays from Dashain-Tihar to Chhath. They can be taught household chores. Such as cutting vegetables, cooking, washing dishes, washing clothes, teaching them to clean the house from the toilet, etc. Such tasks are life skills that all children should learn. They can be kept busy with books, movies, games, songs and music, and taken to interesting places.
How should parents make their children? They should be treated and cared for accordingly. Children are raw material, their future depends on the role of parents, family, society, and school.
