Nagpur: Prachi Deshmukh must remain attentive while when his seven-year-old son attended a class online.
“He might lose important details, or message from his teacher about homework.
If homework is incomplete the next day, he feels like leaving the class.
Sometimes, he cries just because he feels the teacher has ignored it and does not ask questions,” said Prachi, who feels really tense online education.
Putra Vijay Powar Amit is in grade 8 and he now has a separate cellphone.
“While checking the phone again, I was surprised to find some adult content saved in it.
It can’t stop giving a cellphone to him.
So, I am now worried about how to deal with this.
Children more understand Techno and they know how to hide files better than us, “He said.
Not only students, but parents also face psychological problems while gathering online schools, online exams.
Especially, parents whose children struggle with distance learning are now depressed, having difficulty in sleep and some of them lose interest or pleasure in their work.
Psychiatrist Dr.
Nikhil Pande said that he had seen several cases where parents were under extraordinary pressure because of online education.
“Those who have children in kg have to sit with them all the time.
School time is used to give some time to housewives.
Now, they do the Double-House Chores Task Plus to go to school,” said Dr.
Pande.
He said, parents of teenagers were stressed because they felt their ward may be prey to adult content or online fraud.
A recent international study has found that increased mental trouble rates are by parents in all socio-economic categories, regardless of family income or the number of days that have passed since the closing of the school.
“While everyone talks about the struggle of children and teachers during online classes, no one talks about parents,” said Sakshi Patel, whose daughter was 12 years old.
“I haven’t given an individual cellphone to my daughter.
He uses mine.
Now my cellphone is still involved for three hours during class and three hours for homework.
It’s full of PDF schools and learning materials,” he said.
Psychologist Prashant Hiranwar said that the reopening of the school would be the ultimate solution to the problem of parents.
“Mother is the worst patient in this phase.
Teachers want education and students like full schools really struggle in online format.
Mothers are sandwiched,” he said.
Online schools affect parents’ mental health too
