Back to School – A Useful Guide to Navigate Through the Pandemic is a wonderful and insightful book. It talks about how our lives and daily routines have changed during the pandemic period and how it impacted school-going kids, their parents, and teachers. Life was full of uncertainty during the covid period, staying back at home and being cut off from social life added to anxiety and stress among all of us. Children were also affected by it. The book tells how we can move forward by taking some deliberate simple steps and inculcating them in our daily lives.
The book
As they say, small things make big difference in life if practiced daily. This book tells us small little things which matter so much. There are many things whose importance we know but don’t make a habit of practicing those things, like empathy. We have heard so many times about the power and importance of empathy, but we forget to practice it. The book strongly advocates empathy and focuses on building a relationship, which is a sure way to a happy life.
The book talks about the issues that children might face while resuming school after two years of gap. It talks about separation anxiety, aggression, eating disorder, loneliness, depression, and many more mental health issues. As a parent how to identify these signs in your kids and help them come out of it. How teachers can help students in schools.
The authors have gone through some of the common mental health issues, and symptoms in children, what parents can do about it, and how the school can help the children. The book jots down some simple steps that a parent and school can take to help the children. The book is very well written and organized and easy to read.
As a parent of a young teenage kid, I can very well relate to and see some of the symptoms that are part of growing up. The tips provided by the authors about what parents can do in such situations are simple yet powerful. The book suggests only thing we need to keep in mind is that we must practice them regularly. Small little habits (positive) go a long way in shaping up a kid and the book documents many such habits that the parents should be inculcating.
How Did i find the book?
Informative, insightful, simple and easy to read. As a parent of a young teenage kid, I can very well relate to and see some of the symptoms that are part of growing up. The tips provided by the authors about what parents can do in such situations are simple yet powerful. The book suggests only thing we need to keep in mind is that we must practice them regularly. Small little habits (positive) go a long way in shaping up a kid and the book documents many such habits that the parents should be inculcating.
About The Authors
Shalini Mukund is a public speaking coach, Toastmaster, Teacher, Educator, Author, Entrepreneur and motivational coach with 20+ years in teaching. She has authored the book Inspiration Unbound
Lavitha Vaz is an engineer by profession but an avid dreamer, storyteller, and writer by passion. She started ‘PariPosha’ in 2021, which empowers children with emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills
Our Verdict
A Back to School – A Useful Guide to Navigate Through the Pandemic is a great book, which every parent and teacher should read and keep the book with them as a reference guide. A must-read and must-have for all the parents and teachers out there.