At a time when children are confined within four walls of the house, a study has found that parents are worried over lack of physical activities among children. The survey conducted as part of international day of families by Edtech firm Lifology also found that 61 % of families have opted for e-learning due to uncertainty in education.
The survey that spans across 14 states and 38,564 parents was conducted by executive director of APCDA Marilyn Maze and Lifology director Rahul J Nair. It was done on the eve of United Nation’s International Day of Families on May 15 to explore how the present Covid crisis has affected parenting, education and to understand future trends in career guidance arena.
“The trust in e learning and digital guidance has grown and will evolve to replace all conventional ways. The parents will have to balance the online and offline activities of their children” said Maze, who led the research.
Families have been the affected deeply in this crisis. According to the survey, lack of interesting activities to engage children productively is a concern.
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Around 61% of parents across kids of all ages subscribed to e-learning in this period. Parents of the older kids (16-19) found their children spend 43% of the time online. The reliance of E learning is increasing despite apprehensions from the parents regarding the time their children spend time online. On interesting aspect is that 90% of families feel more connected to their children during the lockdown, a statement issued by Lifology said.
Praveen Parameswar, CEO of Lifology said “the ongoing Covid crisis will change the dimensions of education and the way we spend time for it. The impact of this crisis is long term and parents, children will have to embrace modern technology, digital world for education and career guidance. Informed and productive use of digital media is going to be the game changer for families in future”.
Courtesy: TOI
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