Children who are heading back to the classroom this fall are facing unusual challenges, and one of them is anxiety about being separated from their families after months of togetherness. For some kids it will trigger separation anxiety, in addition to the anxiety they may feel about leaving their safe harbor from the pandemic. “Kids are just really used to being home with their parents now,” notes Sania Girdhar, a clinical psychologist. Even kids who had comfortably adjusted to being in school before the pandemic are finding it stressful to be separated now. And, she adds, “there is the added fear that other people are not as safe as we thought they were.” When kids go out now, they’re often reminded not to get too close to other people, to keep their masks on, to use sanitizer, to wash their hands, notes Sania Girdhar. “There’s just anxiety in the air, and I think kids feel that. I think they are wondering: Are we sure it’s safe to go back? And are other people safe? And is it sa
What is GROSS MOTOR SKILLS ? When I think of gross motor skills or development, I think of the use of our big muscles which involves legs and arms. It includes bigger movement such as rolling over, jumping, climbing, hopping, running etc. It referred as skills which enable them to control, improves themselves and their large body muscles, like Torso, legs, hands, shoulders, head, arms and helps in develop good posture. It is a movement of whole body structure where a child tries to move its all parts of the body that helps to build stamina, strength and flexiblity etc. It plays a major role of expanding the scale of learning which impacts one’s ability to cope up with the surroundings. Here, Gleeful Grow has shared most top 10 Gross Motor Skill Activities cum fun games which will help your child to grow and develop and enables them to acquire skill during early childhood, helps the involvement of each and every part of the body to carryout everyday tasks. 1. Move like an