November 2020 www.womanthismonth.com 12 LIFESTYLE | opinion However, here are some brain breaks that will help you and your child: MOVEMENT BRAIN BREAKS To facilitate movement, you can plan an obstacle course using whatever you have in your home. Mark out the course with tape. Encourage kids to jump, crawl, spin, hop, run and roll. Jumping jacks, bear crawls and crab walks can help further challenge your child's strength. Hide and seek, tag, races or dance parties are also awesome ways to get children moving. VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND BRAIN BREAKS OUIAM EL HASSANI TELLS US HOW TO HELP KIDS THRIVE DURING VIRTUAL SCHOOLING Virtual learning is the reality for many families right now, and the question most of us are asking is: How can we help our children thrive during virtual school? As you may know virtual school has some unavoidable developmental downsides for children, including less in-person interaction with teachers, a smaller range of visual focus (a side effect of increased screen time) and less physical movement throughout the day. We know children need to move and play as part of their learning. Children can't concentrate for hours on end in one position. So, what can we do? We can introduce what I call: Screen Breaks - a way to fill the gaps both in children's daily school schedule, and in their developmental needs. Knowing what your kids need most can help you pick the right break time activities. Remember that kids, like adults, have good days and bad days, tired days and energetic days… and the weather affects everything of course, so needs will change.
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