What to occupy a child at home during illness?

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• 1. You can read stories to your child
• 2. Turn on his favorite cartoon
• 3. Plasticine sticking
• 4. Painting pictures
• 5. Playing with blocks

You can read stories to your child

Telling interesting stories or reading fairy tales, will certainly make it easier for the child, it will be easier to get through this time that has to stay in bed. Reading fairy tales also has other benefits, such as developing vocabulary and strengthening the bond between parent and toddler. When you read a story to your child in the evening, it will be easier for him to fall asleep and not think about being sick. Sleep is extremely important and necessary for a toddler during illness, as it allows him to recuperate and thus return to full strength faster.

Turn on his favorite cartoon

Although leaving your toddler in front of the TV for a few hours may seem like a good thing, since he won't whine about not being able to leave the house and being sick, these are just appearances. The toddler can learn that watching cartoons throughout the day is something allowed and normal. When he recovers, he will want his day to look like this. To avoid such parenting mistakes, it is much better to let the child play one or two fairy tales and keep him busy with other games the rest of the time. We have a few more ideas for them, so feel free to read on.

Plasticine sticking

You probably know this game very well from your childhood. You can make up characters together with your toddler and stick them one at a time. The child is sure to quickly get involved in such a game. When he manages to mold a teddy bear, for example, he will be very proud of himself. It will want to brag about it to anyone who visits it during its illness.

Painting pictures

You can use crayons or poster paints for this. Your child will be happy to draw a house or a flower for you, for example. Painting develops in a child not only creative thinking, but also manual skills. Just be careful that a toddler who gets into a frenzy of creation doesn't paint the whole apartment in the process.

Playing with blocks

Blocks in this situation are very versatile, because you can play with them both on the bed and on the floor. The child will certainly appreciate a new set of blocks from which he can build himself various buildings or vehicles. Blocks have it that they can keep a toddler busy for a really long time. There is a very large selection of building blocks on the market. You can buy your toddler both plastic and wooden blocks to suit his age and abilities