As a parent who’s children attended a Montessori nursery, I totally appreciate the benefits & value of play and experiential self-led learning.

I agree that at present, just like adults, children are unable to socially interact with their peers in the same way they did pre-covid

It’s up to adults to help children find some temporary coping mechanisms to help them compensate for the in-person, peer interactions they are currently missing.

Let’s remember this is temporary but a 12mth temporary thing is a much bigger thing to an 8yr old than to a 46yr old

How have parents been able to assist their children to cope during the many lockdowns?

Let’s look for examples of good practice and share these.

There are some groups of society who say we should do ‘nothing differently’ during a global pandemic.

That isn’t an effective solution.

Adapting, innovating and finding what works all within the ideology of lowering infection rates and preventing unnecessary exposure to infection is needed.

Share your strategies please, let’s all pool our knowledge and examples to work together