{"id":2580,"date":"2020-05-04T15:07:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:44:03","slug":"helping-teens-with-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/helping-teens-with-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Ways to Helping Your Teen With Social Distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing-768x768.jpg\" alt=\"Teens and Social Distancing\" class=\"wp-image-2582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/teens-and-social-distancing.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>How to Help Teens &amp; Tweens Handle Social Distancing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Helping your Teen with Social Distancing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helping your teen or tween with social distancing is very important during these times. Social distancing has become the new normal. It\u2019s important for all of us to stay home as much as possible, and to keep at least 6 feet away from others when we do go out, whether to do necessary grocery shopping or to get some much-needed fresh air and exercise. While it is important for the country and for our communities that we practice social distancing diligently, this can be tough on social middle grade and high school tweens and teens. As kids enter their teenage years, their worlds become more and more social, especially at school where they form different social relationships with their peers, which can be hard for them to handle in isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Talk to Teens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important that parents have open conversations about the virus and about social distancing. It may seem like a country-wide punishment of sorts, but staying home is the best way to make sure people stay safe. It is also important that parents dispel any misinformation about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/index.html\">COVID-19 <\/a>being an \u201cold person\u2019s disease\u201d, which may make them feel like the rules don\u2019t apply to them or that they don\u2019t need to be included in precautionary measures. Make sure that your kids stay informed and up to date with the news without scaring them too much, though instilling just how serious the situation is can help them better understand our circumstances right now as well as their place in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Try to Maintain Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is just as important for\nparents who are now either working from home or find themselves out of a job.\nHaving some sort of daily structure can help the whole family stay sane, and it\ncan especially help tweens and teens stay on top of any remote school work they\nhave as well. If you are working from home or doing any other kind of work, try\nscheduling a family work time during the day to keep everyone on-task. You\ndon\u2019t have to keep the same hours as work or school, but find a rhythm that\nworks for you and your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spend Quality Time Together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quality time is a one of the benefits of helping your teen with social distancing. With the whole family at home, spending time together can help you all grow closer, learn new things, and keep you all from getting too bored. There are plenty of things the family can do together, whether it is binge watching a new show, getting some exercise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kdnovelties.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/why-you-should-be-reading-to-your-older-kids\/\">reading together<\/a>, or playing board games. There are plenty of ways parents can incorporate learning into family activities as well, such as teaching the kids to cook a family-favorite meal or teaming up to craft a dessert from scratch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relax on Screen Time Limits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to cope with the loneliness\nyour kids may be experiencing in being away from their friends, it would\nactually help to be a little more lenient when it comes to time spent on their\nmobile device or using social media. We are lucky that we live in a time where\nconnecting with others is as easy as it is, and it is certainly making\nsheltering in place much more bearable and overall less lonely. 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