While we are living it, it seems impossible to think that even from the most adverse situations something positive can be obtained. And the harsh confinement that has kept us locked up at home for two weeks is no exception and has left us learning about ourselves that will always accompany us and make us go back to these days.
Because the state of alarm over the Covid-19 crisis that has kept us at home without going out for so many days has also been a before and after for many families.
This is clear from a study carried out by the snack manufacturer Risi that has revealed that 80% of parents consider that the weeks of confinement have served to improve their relationship with their children and 50% believe that after this experience the relationship with your children it will change for the better.
Parents have rediscovered our children
Contrary to what one might think, the obligation to stay at home “has helped us to get to know each other better, to improve communication with family members with whom we live, and to practice patience.”
These are conclusions of this study that sought to know how families are living confinement and what their aspirations are when they recover the ‘new’ normality.
Risi has drawn interesting conclusions from the responses of the 400 parents interviewed:
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58.6% of the parents surveyed consider that they have overcome the “challenge” of working from home.
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Those over 10 have behaved better than their younger siblings, according to the parents’ criteria, although it also costs more to be entertained.
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Children have developed skills such as patience, self-improvement and responsibility during confinement.
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These weeks have been “an opportunity to rediscover” the children by having many hours to spend with them.
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Most of the children have highlighted the luck of being able to spend more time with their parents.
How are we spending time as a family?
The survey shows that the youngest, from three to ten years old, have opted for more sensory crafts and activities and cooperative play , while those over the age of ten have taken advantage of these days to make cooking recipes, help with housework , watch series and movies, in addition to playing game consoles.
But if all the parents surveyed agree on something, it is that the children have shown during all these days that they are an authentic example to follow, because their responsibility and maturity when spending so many hours at home has left their mouths open more of a parent.
For this reason, Alexandra MartÃnez Villarreal, Marketing Director of Risi, explained that this analysis is part of a “tribute” to children who, in his opinion, “have given a lesson in good behavior and adaptation to changes” despite to having been separated from their friends and grandparents and despite not being able to go out until recently.
He explains that the brand has wanted with the #GraciasPeques campaign to pay tribute to children including a video in which real stories are told of how different families have lived the challenge of living in confinement.
Via | Europa Press
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