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Being quarantined at home could make you juggle with office work, household chores and kids. Though other things are manageable, kids face a hard time being stuck at home the whole day. In such a situation they might get cranky, adopt unhealthy habits or while away time without doing much. In order to avoid such a situation, here are a few tips to adopt if you are quarantined with your kids, in order to avoid spoiling them.

Involve them in household chores

While assigning duties to your family members, make sure you involve the kids in it. Make them do chores which they are capable of doing like dusting the house or washing dishes. In such a way they will learn the importance of teamwork and will also learn how to do these tasks. The involvement of kids in household tasks will utilize their idle time and will also act as a helping hand to you.

Set simple rules
While dealing with kids, you must set some simple yet straightforward rules for your kids. It could be related to their playing time or TV watching time. You can also inculcate manners and general etiquette in them during this period. Getting restricted in the four walls of the house could be a testing time for both kids and parents, and this could be a cakewalk if you both cooperate with each other in a harmonious way.

Sketch a routine

Sketch out a timetable for your kids on a daily or weekly basis. It should be a balanced mix of study time, games, napping, hobbies and doing household chores. By chalking out a schedule, you will be able to track what your kids do during the whole day and will also keep them busy for long.

Let them help themselves

At times making everything readily available for your kids can make them complacent. They might take certain things for granted and won’t ever learn how to do essential things themselves. In such a situation, let them help themselves. Make them polish their own shoes, fold their clothes, set their cupboard, clean their room themselves. Only by doing these things themselves, they will realize its importance.

Don’t fulfill every demand

The most essential rule to avoid spoiling your kids, is to not fulfill every demand they bring to the table. It might be difficult for parents to resist their kids, when they come pleading with puppy eyes, but you must make a rational decision at that time. Decide what is right and essential for your kids and make them understand the redundancy of their useless demands, instead of rebuking them.